-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, I5fstZmM1AIVE/nCtRb33VyByegYKrOT9uWRIJm8aLuVOyPwRgaiVF1kxedS2ZDz bfhADGTdaAXgl05E4AH54Q== 0001157523-08-001634.txt : 20080222 0001157523-08-001634.hdr.sgml : 20080222 20080222082533 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-08-001634 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080222 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080222 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DRI CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000853695 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NEC [3669] IRS NUMBER: 561362926 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-28539 FILM NUMBER: 08634665 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5949 SHERRY LANE STREET 2: SUITE 1050 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75225 BUSINESS PHONE: (214) 378-8992 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5949 SHERRY LANE STREET 2: SUITE 1050 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75225 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DIGITAL RECORDERS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940824 8-K 1 a5617054.htm DRI CORPORATION 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2008

______________

DRI Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

North Carolina

000-28539

56-1362926

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No)

5949 Sherry Lane, Suite 1050, Dallas, Texas 75225

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

(214) 378-8992

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


ITEM 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 22, 2008, DRI Corporation announced that DRI Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer David L. Turney’s Feb. 21, 2008 presentation at the ROTH Capital Partners’ 20th Annual Growth Stock Conference is available via webcast at http://wsw.com/webcast/roth16/tbus/ for approximately 90 days.

In the same press release, the Company also noted additional investor relations activities planned during first quarter 2008.

A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. This Form 8-K and the attached exhibit are furnished to, but not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)  Exhibits.

         99.1       Press release dated February 22, 2008.



Signature(s)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

DRI CORPORATION

 

Date:

February 22, 2008

By:

/s/ Stephen P. Slay

Stephen P. Slay

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer


EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

99.1

Press release dated February 22, 2008.

EX-99.1 2 a5617054ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

DRI Corporation Announces Webcast of CEOs ROTH Conference Presentation

Webcast Available Via http://wsw.com/webcast/roth16/tbus/

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DRI Corporation (DRI) (NASDAQ: TBUS), a digital communications technology leader in the domestic and international surface transportation and transit security markets, announced today that DRI Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer David L. Turney’s Feb. 21, 2008 presentation at the ROTH Capital Partners’ 20th Annual Growth Stock Conference is available via webcast at http://wsw.com/webcast/roth16/tbus/ for approximately 90 days.

An invitation-only event, the ROTH conference was held Feb. 20-21, 2008, at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif. It attracted more than 1,000 buy-side investors.

ADDITIONAL FIRST QUARTER ACTIVITIES

  • The Growth & Value Investor Conference, Feb. 27-28, 2008, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Westin Fort Lauderdale in Florida -- Hosted by LDV Capital Management in cooperation with the Stock and Bond Club of South Florida, this two-day conference is expected to attract approximately 1,000 to 1,500 investment professionals. For more information, visit www.ldvcapitalmanagement.com.
  • Investor Presentations, March 3-4, 2008, New York – Management plans to discuss the Company’s products, markets, technologies, and long-term growth initiatives with investment professionals.
  • Wall Street Luncheon, March 13, 2008, Dallas, Texas – Friedland Investment Events LLC is hosting this event. For more information, visit www.friedlandevents.com.
  • Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results Conference Call – Tentatively slated for March 14, 2008 at Noon (Eastern).

ABOUT THE COMPANY

DRI is a digital communications technology leader in the domestic and international public transportation and transit security markets. Our products include: TwinVision® and Mobitec® electronic destination sign systems, Talking Bus® voice announcement systems, Digital Recorders® Internet-based passenger information and automatic vehicle location/monitoring systems, and VacTell™ video actionable intelligence systems. Our products help increase the mobility, flow, safety, and security of people who rely upon transportation infrastructure around the globe. Using proprietary hardware and software applications, our products provide easy-to-understand, real-time information that assists users and operators of transit bus and rail vehicles in locating, identifying, boarding, tracking, scheduling, and managing those vehicles. Our products also aid transit vehicle operators in their quest to increase ridership and reduce fuel consumption, as well as to identify and mitigate security risks on transit vehicles. Positioned not only to serve and address mobility, energy conservation, and environmental concerns, our products also serve the growing U.S. Homeland Security market. For more information about the Company and its operations worldwide, go to www.digrec.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, any statements concerning the potential impact on the Company’s perceived value as a result of participating in investor relations conferences and meetings, as well as any statement, express or implied, concerning future events or expectations which use words such as “expect,” “fully expect,” “expected,” “appears,” “believe,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “would,” “goal,” “potential,” “potentially,” “range,” “pursuit,” “run rate,” “stronger,” “preliminarily,” etc., are forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including risks that our participation in investor relations conferences and meetings may not prove beneficial to the Company, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 28, 2007, particularly those identified in Risk Factors Affecting Our Business, as those risk factors are updated by our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. There can be no assurance that any expectation, express or implied, in a forward-looking statement will prove correct or that the contemplated event or result will occur as anticipated.

CONTACT:
DRI Corporation Contact:
Veronica B. Marks
Manager, Corporate Communications
Phone: (214) 378-4776
Fax: (214) 378-8437
E-Mail: veronicam@digrec.com
or
Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc. Contact:
David C. Calusdian
Executive Vice President and Partner
Phone: (617) 542-5300
Fax: (617) 423-7272
E-Mail: dcalusdian@investorrelations.com

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