-----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, UJdlT/GzD0U51X7ydzYtB5gD3hexv/d7JeT+1aG/jvP2J+uLJe48xoRk3dJZGMIa RjN6/C4mUgqe8y7ZxrFnXA== 0000927016-00-001540.txt : 20000502 0000927016-00-001540.hdr.sgml : 20000502 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000927016-00-001540 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19991231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000501 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEWSEDGE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000858912 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370] IRS NUMBER: 043016142 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26540 FILM NUMBER: 615179 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 BLANCHARD RD CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01803 BUSINESS PHONE: 7812293000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: DESKTOP DATA INC STREET 2: 80 BLANCHARD RD CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01803 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DESKTOP DATA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950629 10-K/A 1 FORM 10-K/A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___________ FORM 10-K/A FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Mark One) [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 1999 ----------------- OR [_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from __________ to __________ Commission File Number 0-26540 ------- NEWSEDGE CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 04-3016142 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number) 80 Blanchard Road, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 229-3000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None ---- Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $.01 Par Value ---------------------------- Title of Class Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ___. --- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [_] The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, as of April 14, 2000, was approximately $23,400,000 (based upon the closing bid price of the Registrant's Common Stock on April 14, 2000, of $2.125 per share). The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's $.01 par value Common Shares as of April 14, 2000 was 18,147,262. The undersigned registrant hereby amend the following items of its Annual Report on Form 10-K as set forth on the pages attached hereto: -2- DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE None -3- PART III ITEM 10. OCCUPATIONS OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES The following table sets forth the director nominees, the directors, executive officers and key employees of NewsEdge Corporation (the "Corporation"), their ages and the positions currently held by each such person with the Corporation. Name Age Position ---- --- -------- Clifford M. Pollan 43 Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Michael E. Kolowich 47 Vice Chairman and Director Ronald Benanto 51 Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Jon A. McNerney 42 Senior Vice President--Worldwide Sales Alton Zink 44 Vice President--Human Resources Thomas Karanian 37 Vice President--Client Services and Operations Rory J. Cowan(2) 47 Chairman of the Board of Directors William A. Devereaux(1) 53 Director James D. Daniell(1) 54 Director Murat H. Davidson, Jr. 55 Director Nominee Basil Regan(1) 59 Director Peter Woodward(2) 27 Director _____________________ (1) Member of Compensation Committee. (2) Member of Audit Committee. Clifford M. Pollan joined the Corporation in 1989 as a Vice President, served as Vice President-Sales and Marketing from May 1995 to March 1999 and as President and Chief Operating Officer from April 1999. In March 2000, Mr. Pollan was elected Chief Executive Officer and joined the Board of Directors. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Pollan was a Director of Sales at Lotus Development Corporation, a computer software company. From 1985 to 1986, Mr. Pollan was the Vice President of Sales of Isys Corporation, a financial information company, and from 1978 to 1985 was employed by Data Resources, Inc., an economic information service company, most recently as a Director of Consulting. -4- Michael E. Kolowich joined the Corporation in February 1998 as Vice Chairman and Director in connection with the Corporation's merger with Individual, Inc. ("Individual"). From September 1996 to February 1998, Mr. Kolowich served as Individual's President, Chief Executive Officer and, Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Individual, Mr. Kolowich served from July 1996 until September 1996 as Vice President/Business Operations of Nets Inc., an Internet content provider formed in June 1996 when AT&T New Media Services, a provider of interactive online information services for business professionals, merged with Industry.Net. Mr. Kolowich served as President of AT&T New Media Services and AT&T Interchange Online Network from December 1994 until the merger with Industry.Net in June 1996. From April 1991 until December 1994, Mr. Kolowich was President of Ziff-Davis Interactive, an electronic publishing division of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. Mr. Kolowich also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of SmarterKids.com, Inc. Ronald Benanto joined the Corporation in July 1999 as Vice President - Finance and Operations, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary. From February 1998 to July 1999, Mr. Benanto served as Vice President, Finance at Genesis Direct, Inc., a direct marketing and e-commerce company that, subsequent to Mr. Benanto's departure, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 1999. From October 1991 to December 1997, Mr. Benanto was the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Viewlogic Systems, Inc., an electronic design automation company. Jon A. McNerney joined the Corporation in 1994 as Director--European Sales, served as Vice President and Managing Director--International Sales from November 1996 through March, 2000 when he became Senior Vice President-- Worldwide Sales. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. McNerney was Vice President, Sales and Marketing from November 1993 to May 1994 and Director, Marketing and Sales from May 1992 to November 1993 at Investment Intelligence Systems Corporation, a software company. Alton Zink joined the Corporation in March 1998 as Director--Human Resources. Mr. Zink became Vice President--Human Resources in April 1999. Prior to joining the Corporation Mr. Zink was Director of Corporate Human Resources at PictureTel Technologies, a telecommunications company, from 1989 to 1998. Thomas Karanian joined the Corporation in September 1994 as Director-- Quality Engineering, served as Director--Client Services from December 1996 through August 1999, at which time he became Vice President--Client Services and Operations. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Karanian was Quality Engineer Manager at Lotus Development Corporation, a computer software company. Rory Cowan has served on the Board of Directors of the Corporation since May 1993 and was elected Chairman in March 2000. Since December 1996, Mr. Cowan has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LioNBRIDGE Technologies, an international software services company. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Cowan was an Executive Vice President of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a supplier of commercial print and print-related services. During 1995 and 1996, Mr. Cowan was also the Chief Executive Officer of Stream International, Inc., a software services company. Mr. Cowan also serves as Chairman of Interleaf, Inc. James D. Daniell, Ph.D. became a director of the Corporation in February 1998, in connection with the Corporation's merger with Individual. Dr. Daniell served on Individual's Board from 1997 until the merger. Dr. Daniell has been Chief Executive Officer of Order Trust LLC, an electronic commerce company, since November 1997. From February 1997 to November 1997, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Strategy and New Business Development at AT&T Networked Commerce Services, an internet service provider. From November 1996 to February 1997, Dr. Daniell served as Vice President of Electronic Messaging and New Business Development at AT&T Easy Commerce Services. From December 1995 to November 1996, Dr. Daniell was Vice President of Corporate and New Business Development at AT&T Corporation, an information and communication services provider. Dr. Daniell served from April 1994 to December 1995 as Vice President, Business Communications Services Strategy and New Business Development, at AT&T Corporation. Prior to that, Dr. Daniell was a founder and Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Relations at Bridge Builder Technologies, a software vendor. Dr. Daniell served from March 1991 to May 1993 as Strategic Planning Director and Vice President at UNIX Systems Laboratories. Dr. Daniell serves as Vice Chairman of the Massachusetts Software Council and is also the Board of Advisors of espanol.com. William A. Devereaux became a director of the Corporation in February 1998, in connection with the Corporation's merger with Individual. Mr. Devereaux served on Individual's Board from 1989 until the merger. Mr. Devereaux has been Managing Director of American Capital Company, a venture capital and merchant banking company, since 1988. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Devereaux was Vice President, Strategic Planning and Marketing at the GI Communications Division of General Instrument Corp., a creator of analog and digital systems that provide broadband telecommunications services. Prior to that, from 1979 to 1987, Mr. Devereaux was a principal at American Cable Systems Corporation where he served in various capacities including Executive Vice President, a national provider of cable television. -5- Murat H. Davidson is nominated as a director of the Corporation in connection with the Corporation's Annual Meeting. Mr. Davidson has been Managing Director of Regan Partners L.P., a limited partnership that invests in turnaround companies and special situations since 1996. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Davidson spent three years as a Managing Director at Tiger Management Corp., a hedge fund. Mr. Davidson serves as a member of the board of directors of Zaring National Corporation. Basil Regan became a director of the Corporation in March 2000. Mr. Regan founded and is General Partner of Regan Partners, L.P., a limited partnership that invests primarily in turnaround companies and special situations in 1989. Mr. Regan is also President of Regan International Fund Ltd. and Regan Fund Management Ltd. Mr. Regan serves as a member of the board of directors of Hanover Direct Corporation. Peter Woodward became a director of the Corporation in March 2000. Since 1996, Mr. Woodward has been a research analyst with Regan Partners L.P., a limited partnership that invest primarily in turnaround companies and special situations. Prior to joining Regan Partners, Mr. Woodward was a research analyst for Munn, Bernhard & Associates, a New York investment management company, focusing on technology and related companies. Executive officers of the Corporation are elected by the Board of Directors on an annual basis and serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act, as amended, requires the Corporation's directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of the Corporation's Common Stock (collectively, "Reporting Persons") to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock of the Corporation. Such persons are required by regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission to furnish the Corporation with copies of all such filings. Based on its review of the copies of such filings received by it with respect to the fiscal year ended December 1999 and written representations from certain Reporting Persons, the Corporation believes that all Reporting Persons, except for Michael Kolowich, William A. Devereaux and Daniel F.X. O'Reilly complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements in the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999. ITEM 11. COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Compensation of Directors On January 23, 1996, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the Director Compensation Plan. Under the Director Compensation Plan, each non-employee director receives both an annual retainer of $5,000 and a fee of $1,000 for each Board meeting physically attended. A "non-employee director," for purposes of the Director Compensation Plan, is a director who is not an employee of the Corporation and not an officer, director, general partner or employee of a securities firm, venture capital firm or other institution or corporation which, together with its affiliates, holds more than 5% of the Corporation's issued and outstanding Common Stock. Directors who are employees, or who hold more than 5% of the Corporation's Common Stock, receive no remuneration for serving as members of the Board or as members of committees of the Board. Non-employee directors are also reimbursed for their reasonable out- of-pocket travel expenses associated with their attendance at Board meetings. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Messrs. Cowan and Daniell and Ms. Rokoff each earned $15,000, Ms. Carnahan earned $14,000 and Mr. Deveraux earned $13,000 under the Director Compensation Plan. -6- In addition, in order to provide an incentive to non-employee directors, options are granted to non-employee directors pursuant to the 1995 Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan, as amended, (the "Director Plan"). Under the Director Plan, each non-employee director receives, on the date such person is first elected to the Board, an option to purchase 20,000 shares (the "Initial Option") of the Corporation's Common Stock, vesting over three years. Subsequent to the grant of the Initial Option, each non-employee director who has attended at least 75% of the board meetings during the previous fiscal year will receive an option to purchase 2,500 shares of Common Stock, vesting on the first anniversary of the date of such grant. All options granted under the Director Plan will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. Each option granted under the Director Plan will expire ten years from the date of grant. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Messrs. Cowan, Daniell and Devereaux and Ms. Carnahan and Ms. Rokoff each received options to purchase 2,500 shares at an exercise price of $8.5630 per share pursuant to the Director Plan. -7- Executive Compensation Summary The following table sets forth summary information concerning the compensation paid or earned for services rendered to the Corporation in all capacities during the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997 to (i) the individual who served as the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 and (ii) each of the other four most highly compensated executive officers of the Corporation who received total annual salary and bonus in excess of $100,000 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Named Executive Officers"). Summary Compensation Table --------------------------
Long-Term Compensation ------------ Annual Compensation Securities All ------ ------------ Underlying Other Name and Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus ($)(1) Options(#) Compensation(2) - --------------------------- ---- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------------- Donald L. McLagan (3) 1999 $176,827 $13,779 -- $ 800 Chairman, Chief 1998 156,000 19,991 100,500 800 Executive Officer and Director 1997 147,500 18,925 -- 760 Clifford M. Pollan(3) 1999 172,497 44,690 120,000 800 President and Chief Operating 1998 156,000 35,591 80,500 800 Officer 1997 147,500 41,650 45,000(4) 760 Ronald Benanto(5) 1999 85,479 21,981 150,000 -- Vice President -- Finance, 1998 -- -- -- -- Chief Financial Officer, 1997 -- -- -- -- Treasurer & Assistant Secretary Edward R. Siegfried(6) 1999 127,135 6,492 -- 800 Vice President - Finance, 1998 156,000 19,991 80,500 800 Chief Financial Officer, 1997 147,500 18,925 45,000(4) 760 Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Daniell F.X. O'Reilly (7) 1999 157,556 9,739 -- 1,944 Vice President and Chief 1998 156,000 19,991 50,000 -- Technology Officer 1997 147,500 18,925 45,000(4) 1,770 John M. Moss(8) 1999 185,596 5,341 -- -- Vice President - 1998 156,000 19,991 60,500 -- Development 1997 150,000 18,925 50,000(4) --
____________________ (1) Includes bonuses earned with respect to services rendered in the fiscal year indicated, whether or not such bonus was actually paid during such fiscal year. (2) Represents matching contributions made by the Corporation to the Named Executive Officer under the Corporation's 401(k) plan. (3) Mr. McLagan retired as the Corporation's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in March 1999. Effective March 14, 2000, Mr. Pollan was named Chief Executive Officer and was appointed to the Board of Directors. -8- (4) Includes options granted pursuant to the repricing of options in 1997. (5) Mr. Benanto joined the Corporation as Vice President--Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary in July 1999. (6) Mr. Siegfried officially retired as Vice President--Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary in March 1999, but continued in this position until the hiring of his successor in July 2000. $25,000 of Mr. Siegfried's 1999 annual salary is in connection with his service as a consultant to the Corporation subsequent to his retirement. (7) Mr. O'Reilly resigned as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in January 2000. (8) Mr. Moss resigned as Vice President - Development in August 1999. $70,833 of Mr. Moss' annual salary consists of a severance payment made in 1999. -9- OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR The following table provides certain information concerning grants of options to purchase the Corporation's Common Stock made during the year ended December 31, 1999 to each of the Named Executive Officers. No stock appreciation rights ("SARs") were granted during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999. OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
Individual Grants ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Percent of Total Securities Options/SARs Underlying Granted Exercise or Grant Date Options/SARs to Employees Base Price Expiration Present Name Granted in Fiscal Year ($/Share) Date $/Value(1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald L. McLagan -- -- -- -- -- Clifford M. Pollan 120,000(2) 7.48% $8.875 3/19/09 $636,000 Ronald Benanto 150,000(2) 9.34% $8.125 7/6/09 $795,000 Edward R. Siegfried -- -- -- -- -- Daniell F.X. O'Reilly 25,000(2) 1.56% $8.875 3/19/09 $132,500 John M. Moss 40,000(2) 2.49% $8.875 3/19/09 $212,000
____________________________ (1) In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, the Black- Scholes option pricing model was chosen to estimate the grant date present value of the options set forth in this table. The Corporation's use of this model should not be construed as an endorsement of its accuracy at valuing options. All stock option valuation models, including the Black-Scholes model, require a prediction about the future movement of the stock price. The following assumptions were made for purposes of calculating the Grant Date Present Value: an option term of 5 years, volatility at .70, interest rate at (4.60%-6.38%)%. The real value of the options in this table depends upon the actual performance of the Corporation's stock during the applicable period. (2) Options will vest one-third on the first anniversary from the date of grant with the remainder vesting in twenty-four equal monthly installments thereafter. AGGREGATE OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION/SAR VALUES The following table provides information as to options exercised in 1999 by the Named Executive Officers, the value realized upon such exercises and the value of options held by such officers at year end based on the closing price of the Corporation's Common Stock on December 31, 1999. -10- Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Values
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised Shares Options/SARs at Fiscal Year- In-the-Money Options at Fiscal Acquired on Value End Year-End -------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Name Exercise Realized Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable($)(1) Unexercisable($)(1) - ---- -------- -------- ----------- ------------- ----------------- ------------------- Donald L. McLagan -- -- 46,333 54,167 -- $ 2,532 Clifford M. Pollan -- -- 78,411 167,089 $147,352 $377,485 Edward R. Siegfried 41,765 $82,069 36,646 47,089 $ 72,038 $ 39,925 Ronald Benanto -- -- -- 150,000 -- $534,450 Daniell F.X. O'Reilly -- -- 60,573 -- $131,105 -- John M. Moss 30,395 $53,382 28,461 -- $ 25,049 --
____________________________ (1) Value is based on the difference between the option exercise price and the fair market value at December 31, 1999 ($11.688 per share as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market) multiplied by the number of shares underlying the option. -11- Compensation Committee's Report on Executive Compensation This report is submitted by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee during fiscal year 1999 comprised Ms. Rokoff and Messrs. Cowan and Daniell, each of whom are non-employee directors. In March 2000 subsequent to Ms. Rokoff's resignation from the Board of Directors, the Compensation Committee was re-constituted to comprise Messrs. Daniell, Devereaux and Regan. Pursuant to authority delegated by the Board of Directors, the Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and administering the Corporation's stock plans and reviewing and approving compensation matters concerning the executive officers, employees and consultants to the Corporation. Cash Compensation. Messrs. McLagan, Pollan, Siegfried, O'Reilly and Moss each received annual base salaries of $185,000, $178,000, $170,000, $164,000 and $170,000, respectively effective April 1, 1999. From January 1, 1999 through March 31, 1999, Messrs. McLagan, Pollan, Siegfried, O'Reilly and Moss each received annual base salaries of $156,000. Mr. Benanto, who joined the Corporation in July 1999, received an annual base salary of $175,000. The Compensation Committee attempts to keep the base salary for the Corporation's executive officers competitive by comparing it with those of other companies in the computer software industry and other companies with similar market capitalizations. The Compensation Committee's goal is to align the interests of the Corporation's executive officers with its stockholders by incenting them through performance based bonuses and equity compensation. On February 13, 1997, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved a short-term cash incentive compensation plan (the "Accountability Group Bonus Plan"), which provides that the executive officers, along with other designated members of senior management, receive bonuses based upon the Corporation's financial performance in the current fiscal year. Each executive officer's bonus may range from zero to a maximum amount determined by reference to the final audited financial statements of the Corporation. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Messrs. McLagan, Pollan, Siegfried, O'Reilly and Moss each earned a bonus of $13,779, $16,683, $6,492, $9,739 and $5,346, respectively pursuant to the Accountability Group Bonus Plan. Mr. Pollan received in 1999, in addition to his base salary and bonus, an additional bonus of $21,696 based upon a formula relating to the Corporation's revenues and profits. In connection with Mr. Benanto's retention as Vice President--Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary in July 1999, Mr. Benanto received a guaranteed bonus of $21,981 in 1999. Equity Compensation. The Corporation's equity compensation program is designed to provide long-term incentives to executive officers to encourage executive officers to remain with the Corporation and to provide executives with the opportunity to obtain significant, long-term stock ownership. The Compensation Committee generally grants options that become exercisable over a four-year period and that have exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. However, in the case of executive officers who beneficially own more than ten percent (10%) of the Corporation's Common Stock, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, requires that the exercise price of incentive stock options granted to such executive officers be 110% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. In 1999, pursuant to the 1995 Stock Plan, the Compensation Committee granted 40,000 non- qualified stock options to Mr. Moss, 25,000 non-qualified stock options to Mr. O'Reilly, 120,000 non-qualified stock options to Mr. Pollan and 113,079 non- qualified stock options to Mr. Benanto. In addition, the Compensation Committee granted 36,921 incentive stock options to Mr. Benanto. Other Benefits. The Corporation also has various broad-based employee benefit plans. Executive officers participate in these plans on the same terms as eligible, non-executive employees, subject to any legal limits on the amounts that may be contributed or paid to executive officers under these plans. The Corporation offers a stock purchase plan under which employees may purchase Common Stock at a discount. The Corporation also maintains insurance and other benefit plans for its employees. Tax Deductibility of Executive Compensation. In general, under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Corporation cannot deduct for federal income tax purposes, compensation in excess of $1 million paid to certain executive officers. This deduction limitation does not apply, however, to compensation that constitutes "Qualified performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The Compensation Committee has considered the limitations on deductions imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code, and it is the Compensation Committee's present intention that, for so long as it is consistent with its overall compensation objective, substantially all tax deductions attributable to executive compensation will not be subject to the deduction limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Compensation Committee believes that compensation deductions attributable to options granted under the corporations 1995 and 2000 Stock Plans qualify for an exception to the requirements of Section 162(m). -12- Respectfully submitted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors Rory J. Cowan James D. Daniell June Rokoff (1) (1) Ms. Rokoff resigned from the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors on March 13, 2000. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation Interlocks. The Compensation Committee during fiscal year 1999 comprised Ms. Rokoff and Messrs. Cowan and Daniell. The Corporation's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of Messrs. Daniell, Deveraux and Regan. No executive officer of the Corporation served as a member of the compensation committee of another entity (or other committee of the Board of Directors performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire Board of Directors) of which either Ms. Rokoff or Messrs. Cowan, Daniell and Regan is an executive officer. Employment Agreement with Mr. Kolowich. In connection with the Corporation's merger with Individual, the Corporation entered into an employment agreement with Michael E. Kolowich, the Corporation's Vice Chairman and a Director of the Corporation and formerly the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Individual. Under this employment agreement, Mr. Kolowich served as a full-time senior executive to the Corporation from February 24, 1998 (the effective date of the merger with Individual (the "Effective Date") until April 30, 1998 (the "Transition Period"). From May 1, 1998 until the third anniversary of the Effective Date, Mr. Kolowich has served and will continue to serve as a senior executive consultant to the Corporation (the "Remaining Term"). Furthermore, during the term of his employment agreement, the Corporation shall take all action necessary and proper to cause Mr. Kolowich to be elected to the Corporation's Board of Directors and to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Corporation. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Kolowich received a salary at the annual rate of $250,000 during the Transition Period and receives a salary at an annual rate of $50,000 during the Remaining Term, or until Mr. Kolowich accepts full time employment with a third party. Mr. Kolowich is eligible to participate in the benefits plans maintained by the Corporation during the term of the employment agreement. Also, under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Kolowich will be bound by non-competition and non- disclosure requirements. Upon the Effective Date, the Corporation assumed all stock options then held by Mr. Kolowich all of which became immediately exercisable, with the exception of 784 shares. Consulting Agreement with Mr. Siegfried. In March 1999, the Corporation entered into a consulting agreement with Edward R. Siegfried in connection with his retirement as Vice President--Finance, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary. Under the terms of the consulting agreement, during the period from March 31, 1999 through June 30, 1999 Mr. Siegfried continued in his capacity as Vice President--Finance, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the Corporation in exchange for compensation at an annualized rate of $178,000. Mr. Siegfried further agreed to serve as Senior Executive Consultant to the Corporation for compensation at an annualized rate of $50,000 from the period commencing April 1, 1999 until the termination of the consulting agreement, such termination to be no later than June 30, 2002. The Corporation also agreed that certain of Mr. Siegfried's options would continue to be exercisable throughout the term of the consulting agreement. Severance Agreement and Release with Mr. McLagan. In March 2000, the Company entered into a severance agreement and release with Donald L. McLagan in connection with his retirement as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Under the terms of the severance agreement and release, Mr. McLagan will receive severance at an annual rate of $185,000 commencing March 14, 2000 up to and through March 14, 2001 The Company has further agreed that Mr. McLagan's options shall be exercisable until March 14, 2001. Also under the terms of the severance agreement and release, Mr. McLagan will be bound by non-competition, non- solicitation and non-disclosure requirements. -13- Stock Performance Graph The following graph compares the percentage change in the cumulative total stockholder return on the Corporation's Common Stock during the period from the Corporation's initial public offering on August 11, 1995 through December 31, 1999, with the cumulative total return for the Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S. Companies) and the Nasdaq Computer and Data Processing Services Stock Index (the "Nasdaq Computer Index"). The comparison assumes $100 were invested on August 11, 1995 in the Corporation's Common Stock at the $15.00 initial offering price and in each of the foregoing indices and assumes reinvestment of dividends, if any. Comparison of Cumulative Total Return Among NewsEdge Corporation, Nasdaq Stock Market Index and Nasdaq Computer Index(1)(2) [GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
IPO 8/11/95 9/29/95 12/29/95 3/29/96 6/28/96 9/30/96 12/31/96 3/31/97 6/30/97 9/30/97 ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- NewsEdge Corporation $ 100 $ 232 $ 163 $ 245 $ 222 $ 193 $ 128 $ 85 $ 73 $ 68 Nasdaq Composite $ 100 $ 104 $ 105 $ 110 $ 119 $ 124 $ 130 $ 122 $ 145 $ 169 Nasdaq Computer $ 100 $ 102 $ 106 $ 111 $ 124 $ 126 $ 131 $ 122 $ 156 $ 171 12/31/97 3/31/98 6/30/98 9/30/98 12/31/98 3/31/99 6/30/99 9/30/99 12/31/99 -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- NewsEdge Corporation $ 61 $ 94 $ 66 $ 58 $ 78 $ 57 $ 52 $ 62 $ 78 Nasdaq Composite $ 159 $ 186 $ 191 $ 173 $ 223 $ 251 $ 275 $ 281 $ 415 Nasdaq Computer $ 161 $ 213 $ 236 $ 223 $ 288 $ 347 $ 361 $ 374 $ 634
(1) Prior to August 11, 1995 the Corporation's Common Stock was not publicly traded. Comparative data is provided only for the period since that date. This chart is not "solicited material", is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filings of the Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing. (2) The stock price performance shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future price performance. Information used on this graph was obtained from the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Nasdaq Computer indices were prepared for Nasdaq by the Center for Research in Security Prices at the University of Chicago, a source believed to be reliable, although the Corporation is not responsible for any errors or omissions in such information. -14- ITEM 12. MANAGEMENT AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES The following table sets forth as of April 15, 2000: (i) the name of each person who, to the knowledge of the Corporation, owned beneficially more than 5% of the Common Stock of the Corporation outstanding as of such date; (ii) the name of each director or nominee; (iii) the name of each executive officer identified in the Summary Compensation Table set forth below under "Compensation and Other Information Concerning Directors and Officers;" and (iv) the number of shares owned by each of such persons and all officers, directors and nominees as a group and the percentage of the outstanding shares represented thereby.
Shares Beneficially Percentage Name Owned (1) Beneficially Owned (2) ---- --------- ---------------------- Principal Stockholders(3): Donald L. McLagan(4) 2,220,747 12.20% c/o NewsEdge Corporation 80 Blanchard Road Burlington, MA 01803 Taunus Corporation 978,000 5.4% 31 West 52/nd/ Street New York, NY 10019 Directors: Rory J. Cowan(5) 63,876 * Michael E. Kolowich(6) 544,133 2.91% William A. Devereaux(7) 179,056 1% James D. Daniell, Ph.D.(8) 23,999 * Basil P. Regan(9) 4,455,400 25% Murat H. Davidson, Jr.(10) 32,000 * Peter Woodward -- -- Named Officers: Clifford M. Pollan(11) 252,782 1.38% Ronald Benanto -- -- Edward R. Siegfried(12) 65,186 * Daniel F.X. O'Reilly, Ph.D. 162,993 1% John Moss 400 * All directors, director nominees and executive officers as a group: (13 persons)(13) 8,000,572 42.05%
__________________________________ * Represents less than 1% of the outstanding shares. (1) Except as otherwise noted, each person or entity named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares. The inclusion herein of any shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares. (2) Applicable percentage of ownership as of April 15, 2000 is based upon 18,147,262 shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), and includes voting and investment power with respect to shares. Shares of Common Stock subject to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of -15- April 15, 2000 are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such options, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. (3) This information was obtained from filings made with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (4) Includes 444,442 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. McLagan's two children, of which Mr. McLagan's wife is the sole trustee. Mr. McLagan disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. Also includes 56,748 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2000 by Mr. McLagan. (5) Includes 28,876 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2000. (6) Includes 543,383 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2000. (7) Includes 48,500 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2000. (8) Includes 17,499 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2000. (9) Includes 2,391,500 shares of Common Stock held by Regan Partners, L.P.; 1,436,400 shares of Common Stock held by the Regan International Fund, L.P.; 200,000 shares of Common Stock held by The Wellcome Trust, Ltd.; 353,500 shares of Common Stock held by the Super Hedge Fund, L.P.; 37,000 shares of Common Stock held by Athena Partners, L.P.; and 2,000 shares of Common Stock held by Lenore Robins, of which Mr. Regan is deemed the beneficial owner. Mr. Regan is President and sole stockholder of Regan Fund Management, Ltd., general partner of Regan Partners L.P. and co-general partner with Lenore Robins in Athena Partners, L.P. Regan Fund Management Ltd. is the investment manager for Regan International Fund L.P., provides investment management services to the Wellcome Trust, Ltd. and has a trading advisory agreement with the Super Hedge Fund, L.P. (10) Mr. Davidson is a director nominee. Includes 5,000 shares of Common Stock held by the 1992 Davidson Family Trust. Also includes 5,000 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Davidson's son and 4,000 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Davidson's daughter. Mr. Davidson disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. (11) Includes 134,450 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2000. (12) Includes 27,076 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2000. (13) Includes 856,532 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2000. -16- ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS William Blair & Company, an affiliate of William Blair Venture Partners III ("Blair"), is a customer of the Corporation and was billed an aggregate of approximately $95,000 in NewsEdge subscriber fees in the year ended December 31, 1999. Ms. Carnahan, a general partner of Blair, served on the Board of Directors of the Corporation through March 2000. Employment Agreement with Mr. Kolowich. In connection with the Corporation's merger with Individual, the Corporation has entered into an employment agreement with Michael E. Kolowich, the Corporation's Vice Chairman and a Director of the Corporation and formerly the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Individual. Under this employment agreement, Mr. Kolowich served as a full-time senior executive consultant to the Corporation from February 24, 1998 (the effective date of the merger with Individual (the "Effective Date") until April 30, 1998 (the "Transition Period"). From May 1, 1998 until the third anniversary of the Effective Date, Mr. Kolowich has served and will continue to serve as a senior executive consultant to the Corporation (the "Remaining Term"). Furthermore, during the term of his employment agreement, the Corporation shall take all action necessary and proper to cause Mr. Kolowich to be elected to the Corporation's Board of Directors and to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Corporation. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Kolowich received a salary at the annual rate of $250,000 during the Transition Period and receives a salary at an annual rate of $50,000 during the Remaining Term, or until Mr. Kolowich accepts full time employment with a third party. Mr. Kolowich is eligible to participate in the benefits plans maintained by the Corporation during the term of the employment agreement. Also, under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Kolowich will be bound by non-competition and non-disclosure requirements. Upon the Effective Date, the Corporation assumed all stock options then held by Mr. Kolowich all of which became immediately exercisable, with the exception of 784 shares. Consulting Agreement with Mr. Siegfried. In March 1999, the Corporation entered into a consulting agreement with Edward R. Siegfried in connection with his retirement as Vice President--Finance, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary. Under the terms of the consulting agreement, during the period from March 31, 1999 through June 30, 1999 Mr. Siegfried continued in his capacity as Vice President--Finance, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the Corporation in exchange for compensation at an annualized rate of $178,000. Mr. Siegfried further agreed to serve as Senior Executive Consultant to the Corporation for compensation at an annualized rate of $50,000 from the period commencing April 1, 1999 until the termination of the consulting agreement, such termination to be no later than June 30, 2002. The Corporation also agreed that certain of Mr. Siegfried's options would continue to be exercisable throughout the term of the consulting agreement. Severance Agreement and Release with Mr. McLagan. In March 2000, the Company entered into a severance agreement and release with Donald L. McLagan in connection with his retirement as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Under the terms of the severance agreement and release, Mr. McLagan will receive severance at an annual rate of $185,000 commencing March 14, 2000 up to and through March 14, 2001 The Company has further agreed that Mr. McLagan's options shall be exercisable until March 14, 2001. Also under the terms of the severance agreement and release, Mr. McLagan will be bound by non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure requirements. -17- PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. (a) List of documents filed as part of this report: (1) Exhibits -------- Exhibit ------- Number Description of Document ------ ----------------------- 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization by and among the Company, and Individual, Inc. dated as of November 2, 1997 (attached as Annex A to the Prospectus/Joint Proxy Statement contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, No. 333-44887) 2.2 Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 18, 2000 by and among the Company, Office.com Inc. and Individual.com, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 6, 2000 and incorporated therein by reference) 3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference) 3.2 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-94054 and incorporated herein by reference) 4.1 Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.1 1995 Stock Plan, as amended (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, No. 333-44887 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.2 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, as amended (filed as Annex A to the Company's Proxy Statement filed on April 29, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.3 1989 Stock Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-94054 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.4 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, No. 333-44887 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.5 Amended and Restated 1989 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-46863) 10.6 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333- 46863) 10.7 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the -18- Exhibit ------- Number Description of Document ------ ----------------------- Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-46863) 10.8 1996 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 99.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-46863) 10.9 1996 Amended and Restated Stock Plan (filed as Exhibit 99.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-46863) 10.10 Amended and Restated Registration Agreement dated as of October 20, 1992 by and among the Company and certain stockholders named herein (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-94054 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.11 Lease for 80 Blanchard Road (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.12 Data Transmission Agreement between the Company and Mainstream Data, Inc. dated as of November 24, 1993, as amended (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-94054 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.13 Software Development and Marketing Agreement between the Company and Reuters America Inc. dated as of November 1, 1993, as amended (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-94054 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.14 Letter Agreement between the Company and Teknekron Software Systems, Inc. dated as of June 13, 1994 (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-94054 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.15 Database License, Development and Delivery Agreement between the Company and NBC Desktop, Inc. dated as of October 17, 1994 (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-94054 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.16 Employment Agreement dated as of February 24, 1998 between Michael E. Kolowich and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year- ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference) 10.17 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Individual, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-00792, and incorporated herein by reference). 10.18 Second Amended and Restated Investors' Rights Agreement dated as of October 3, 1995 (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to Individual, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-00792, and incorporated herein by reference). 10.19 Licensing Agreement with Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. dated as of March 22, 1989 (filed as Exhibit 10.14 to Individual, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-00792, and incorporated herein by reference). -19- Exhibit ------- Number Description of Document ------ ----------------------- 10.20 Letter Agreement dated as of July 2, 1992 between Individual, Inc. and Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 10.15 to Individual, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-00792, and incorporated herein by reference). 10.21 Letter Agreement dated as of September 22, 1994 between Individual, Inc. and Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 10.16 to Individual, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-00792, and incorporated herein by reference). 10.22 Consent and Loan Modification Agreement dated as of November 29, 1995 between Individual, Inc. and Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 10.17 to Individual, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-00792, and incorporated herein by reference). 10.23 Second Loan Modification Agreement dated as of December 29, 1995 between Individual, Inc. and Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 10.18 to Individual, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-00792, and incorporated herein by reference). 10.24 Lease dated as of August 25, 1994 between Individual, Inc. and Trustees of New England Executive Park Trust, 40 Spaulding Investment Company, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Individual Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-00792, and incorporated herein by reference). 10.25 Third Loan Modification Agreement dated as of December 31, 1996 between Individual, Inc. and Fleet National Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.24 to Individual, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996). *+10.26 Agreement dated as of March 31, 1999 between NewsEdge Corporation and Edward R. Siegfried. *+10.27 Severance Agreement and Release dated as of March 14, 2000 between Donald L. McLagan and the Company **21.1 Subsidiaries of the Company. **23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP **23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP **24.0 Power of Attorney (included on page 53) **27.1 Financial Data Schedule for fiscal year ended 1999 ________________________ * Filed herewith ** Filed with Form 10-K on March 30, 2000 + Indicates a management contract or a compensatory plan, contract or arrangement -20- (b) Reports on Form 8-K. On December 17, 1999 the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, disclosing under Item 5 that the Company had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, by and between the Company, RoweCom Inc. and RoweCom Merger Corporation dated as of December 7, 1999 (the "Merger Agreement") pursuant to which RoweCom Merger Corporation was to be merged with and into the Company. The Merger Agreement was termination by mutual consent of the parties on March 6, 2000. No financial statements were required to be filed as part of this report. (c) The exhibits required by this Item are listed under Item 14(a). (d) The financial statement schedules required by this Item are listed under Item 14(a). -21- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. NEWSEDGE CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: May 1, 2000 /s/ Clifford Pollan ------------------------------------------- Clifford Pollan Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer -22- EX-10.26 2 AGREEMENT BETWEEN NEWSEDGE CORP. & EDWARD R. SIEGFRIED Exhibit 10.26 AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made on March 31, 1999 by and between EDWARD R. SIEGFRIED of 21 Camelot Drive, Hingham, Massachusetts 02043 (the "Executive"), and NEWSEDGE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 80 Blanchard Road, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 (the "Company"), WHEREAS, the Executive is currently the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company; and WHEREAS, the Executive has informed the Company that he desires to resin his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective March 31, 1999; and WHEREAS, The Company desires to continue to employ the Executive to render services to the Company as an employee consultant and the Executive desires to accept such employment, all on the terms and conditions hereinafter provided; NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows; 1. Positions and Responsibilities ------------------------------ (a) Employment Position. The Executive shall serve the Company as Senior ------------------- Executive Consultant under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. As Senior Executive Consultant the Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and his service shall be subject to the direction and control of the Chief Executive Officer. (b) Responsibilities effective April 1, 1999. For the period beginning ---------------------------------------- with the commencement of the term of this Agreement (as set forth in paragraph 2) and ending ____________________, (the Transition Effective Date") but in no event later than June 30, 1999 (the "Transition Period"), the Executive shall be engaged in (i) the performance of his current duties as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ("Transition Duties"), as well as (ii) general matters of financial strategy and business development, implementation of major alliances, acquisitions and mergers, investor relations, and any other matters and duties as may reasonably be requested by the Chief Executive Officer. During the Transition Period the Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time, attention and services to the diligent, faithful and competent discharge of such duties for the successful operation of the Company's business. (c) Responsibilities After The Transition Effective Date: For the ----------------------------------------------------- remainder of the term of this Agreement after the Transition Effective Date (the "Remaining Term"), the Executive shall serve the Company as shall be mutually agreed by the parties. During the Remaining Term the Executive's duties, which he shall discharge diligently, faithfully and competently, shall be unchanged except that, unless otherwise mutually agreed between the parties, the Executive shall have no -2- Transition Duties. The Executive may engage in any activity on his own time without Company approval, provided the same does not conflict or compete with any interest of the Company or interfere with the Executive's performance of his duties hereunder. 2. Term ---- The term of this Agreement shall commence on March 31, 1999, and shall expire on the third anniversary of the Transition Effective Date, which date shall not be later than June 30, 2002, unless terminated sooner in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4. 3. Compensation ------------ (a) Salary. During the Transition Period, the Company shall pay to the ------ Executive salary at the annual rate of One Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Dollars ($178,000). payable in semi-monthly installments. During the Remaining Term, the Company shall pay to the executive salary at the annual rate of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), payable in semi-monthly installments. Salary payments shall be subject to all applicable federal and state withholding, payroll and other taxes. The Executive's salary may be adjusted at any time by mutual agreement of the parties, but shall not be lowered from the amounts hereinabove specified for the Transition Period and the Remaining Term, respectively. (b) Benefits. During the term of this Agreement the Executive shall be -------- reimbursed for all of his business-related travel and other business- related expenses in accordance with the Company's policies from time to time in effect, and shall also be furnished by the Company at the Company's expense for use in the Company's business with a lap top computer and network access. The Executive will also be entitled to participate on the same basis with all other management employees of the Company in the Company's standard benefits package generally available for all other officers and employees of the Company, with respect to group health, disability and life insurance programs and retirement and 401K programs. The Executive shall also be paid (in a lump sum if he so elects) his accrued and accumulated vacation compensation as of the Transition Effective Date. (c) Stock Options. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Executive has ------------- been granted options to purchase 125,000 shares of the stock of NewsEdge Corporation, pursuant to various stock option and reprising agreements (the "Option Agreements"), as outlined in the table below:
Number of Options Date Granted Option Price Per Share ----------------- ------------ ---------------------- 1. 35,000 January 23, 1996. $ 8.625 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 10,000 July 29, 1997 $10,438 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 80,000 February 24, 1998 $10.875 ------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------- 125,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------
-3- The options granted under (1) and (2) above, totaling 45,000 options shall be subject to the provisions of the Option Agreements and shall continue to vest on the terms and conditions found in the option agreements and shell expire ninety (90) days following the expiration of this Agreement. The options granted under (3) above totaling 80,000 options shall continue to vest through the Transition Effective Date. The vested portion of these options as of the Transition Effective date shall continue to be exercisable by the Executive throughout the term of this Agreement. The unvested portion of the 80,000 options as of the Transition Effective Date will he cancelled as of the Transition Effective Date. 4. Termination ----------- The Executive's employment under this Agreement shall terminate prior to the expiration of the term set forth in Paragraph 2 upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) The death or disability of the Executive. For the purposes of this Paragraph, "disability" shall mean the inability of the Executive, by reason of accident or illness, to perform substantially the duties of his employment, which inability persists for a continuous period of three (3) months. (ii) The acceptance by the Executive of a full time position with an employer other than the Company. (iii) The giving of fourteen (14) days' written notice by the Executive to the Company of the Executive's election to terminate this Agreement for cause. As used in this subparagraph, "for cause" means any change in the Executive's compensation, benefits or location which is not consented to by the Executive. (iv) The giving of fourteen (14) days written notice by the Company to the Executive of the Company's election to terminate this Agreement for cause. As used in this subparagraph, "for cause" means (A) the substantial and continuing willful breach by the Executive of his obligations under this Agreement, such breach not having been cured within thirty (30) days after the Executive's receipt of notice thereof from the Company, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the nature of such breach; provided, however, that this subparagraph shall not apply to acts or omissions by the Executive in the exercise of his honest business judgment; (B) the commission by the Executive of an act of fraud or substantial and material breach of fiduciary duty; or (C) the conviction of the Executive of any felony or of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or misappropriation of Company property. 5. Waiver ------ The failure of any party hereto at any time or times to require performance of any provision of this Agreement shall in no manner affect that party's right at a later time to enforce the same provision. Any waiver by any party of the breach of any provision contained in this -4- Agreement in any one or more instances shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach of the same provision or any other provisions contained herein. 6. Notices ------- Any notices or other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be sufficiently given if delivered in hand or if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, and if to the Executive, addressed to him as follows: Mr. Edward R. Siegfried 21 Camelot Drive Hingham, MA 02043 And if to the Company, addressed to it as follows: NewsEdge Corporation 80 Blanchard Road Burlington, MA 01803 Attention: Donald L. McLagan, Chief Executive Officer Either party at any time may change his or its address for notice hereunder by giving notice thereof to the other party in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 6. 7. Entire Agreement Amendment -------------------------- Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supercedes all proposals, negotiations and understandings of any nature whatsoever. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by both parties. 8. Severability ------------ If any of the provisions of this Agreement, or any part thereof, are hereafter construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remaining provisions, which shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law, without regard to the invalid portion or portions. 9. Assignment ---------- The Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered by him hereunder are unique and personal in nature. Accordingly, the Executive may not assign any of his rights or delegate any of his duties or obligations under this Agreement, except with the written consent of the Company. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and assigns of the Company. The rights of the Executive hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the Executive and, where the context so requires, to his personal representatives. -5- 10. Governing Law ------------- This Agreement, the employment relationship contemplated herein and any claim arising from such relationship, whether or riot arising under this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be performable in Massachusetts. 11. Counterparts ------------ This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto as a sealed instrument, as of the date first above written. /s/ Edward R. Siegfried ----------------------- EDWARD R. SIEGFRIED WITNESS: NEWSEDGE CORPORATION By: /s/ Al Zink By: /s/ Donald L. McLagan ----------- --------------------- Name: Al Zink Name: Donald L. McLagan ------- ----------------- Title: Director of HR Title: Chief Executive Officer -------------- ----------------------- EX-10.27 3 SEVERANCE AGREEMENT & RELEASE DATED MARCH 14, 2000 Exhibit 10.27 [NEWSEDGE LETTERHEAD] March 14, 2000 VIA HAND DELIVERY - ----------------- Donald McLagan Re: Severance Agreement and Release ------------------------------- Dear Don: This letter summarizes the terms of your resignation and severance agreement with NewsEdge Corporation (hereinafter the "Company"). 1. Resignation: ----------- (a) Resignation Date: Your resignation from employment by the Company, ---------------- and from all Company offices and directorships, will be effective as of March 14, 2000 (the "Resignation Date"). You have agreed to cooperate fully in the execution of any and all other documents, and to take any and all additional action, which may be necessary to effectuate your resignation from all Company offices and directorships. (b) Benefits Cessation: As of the Resignation Date, your salary will ------------------ cease, and any entitlement you have or might have under a Company provided benefit plan, program or practice will terminate, except as required by federal or state law, or as otherwise described below. 2. Consideration: Beginning on the Effective Date of this Agreement, as set ------------- forth in Section 9 below, the Company will provide you with the following: (a) Severance: The Company will pay as severance your current base salary --------- of $7,708.34 per pay period (24 pay periods per year), less applicable payroll taxes, for a period of twelve months, up to and through March 14, 2001, in accordance with the Company's current payroll practices. The severance payments are contingent upon your compliance with the obligations set forth in Section 6 and your continued compliance with the obligations set forth in Section 7 of this Agreement. (b) Health Insurance: The Resignation Date shall be the date of the ---------------- "qualifying event" under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("COBRA"). If you elect to continue medical insurance coverage after the Resignation Date in accordance with the provisions of COBRA, the Company shall pay your monthly premium payments during the severance period or until you obtain other employment, whichever occurs first. Thereafter, medical plan coverage shall be continued only to the extent required by COBRA and only to the extent you timely pay the premium payments yourself. You will receive a COBRA notice and COBRA election forms under separate cover. (c) Administrative Support: The Company will provide you with use of ---------------------- office space and secretarial support for the six-month period measured from the Effective Date as described in Section 9 below. The location of the office and the selection of secretarial personnel to assist you shall be determined by the Company at its sole discretion. (d) Use and Maintenance of Laptop Computer: With respect to the Company -------------------------------------- owned laptop computer now in your possession ("the laptop computer"), the Company agrees, as of the Effective Date of this Agreement: (i) to transfer ownership to you of the laptop computer, and (ii) to provide repair and maintenance services for the laptop computer as may be reasonably required until March 15, 2001. The Company reserves the right to determine at its sole discretion the provider of any or all of said repair or maintenance services and/or whether a request for repair or maintenance services made by you or on your behalf is reasonable under this provision. You also agree to allow the Company to have access to your laptop at its discretion for the purpose of securing the return of its confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information. 3. General Release: --------------- In exchange for the amounts described in Section 2, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, you and your representatives, agents, estate, heirs, successors and assigns, absolutely and unconditionally hereby release, remise, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees (defined to include the Company and/or any of its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, predecessors, successors or assigns, and its and their respective current and/or former directors, shareholders/stockholders, officers, employees, attorneys and/or agents, all both individually and in their official capacities), from any and all actions or causes of action, suits, claims, complaints, contracts, liabilities, agreements, promises, contracts, torts, debts, damages, controversies, judgments, rights and demands, whether existing or contingent, known or unknown, which arise out of your employment with, change in employment status with, and/or separation of employment from, the Company. This release is intended by you to be all encompassing and to act as a full and total release of any claims, whether specifically enumerated herein or not, that you may have or have had against the Releasees arising from conduct occurring up to and through the date of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any claims arising from any federal or state law or regulation dealing with either employment, employment benefits or employment discrimination such as those laws or regulations concerning discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sex harassment, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability, veteran status or any military service or application for military service; any contract, whether oral or written, express or implied; any tort; any claim for equity or other benefits; or any other statutory and/or common law claim. 4. Accord and Satisfaction: ----------------------- The amounts set forth above in Section 2 shall be complete and unconditional payment, settlement, accord and/or satisfaction with respect to all obligations and liabilities of the Releasees to you excluding accrued vacation pay but including, without 2 limitation, all claims for back wages, salary, draws, incentive pay, bonuses, stock and stock options, commissions, severance pay, any and all other forms of compensation or benefits, attorney's fees, or other costs or sums. However, the existing stock option agreements between you and the Company shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, except that the options shall be exerciseable for a period of one year from the date hereof. 5. Waiver of Rights and Claims Under the Age Discrimination and Employment Act --------------------------------------------------------------------------- of 1967: ------- Since you are 40 years of age or older, you have been informed that you have or may have specific rights and/or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ("ADEA") and you agree that: (a) in consideration for the amounts and benefits described in Section 2 of this Agreement, which you are not otherwise entitled to receive, you specifically and voluntarily waive such rights and/or claims under the ADEA you might have against the Releasees to the extent such rights and/or claims arose prior to the date this Agreement was executed; (b) you understand that rights or claims under the ADEA which may arise after the date this Agreement is executed are not waived by you; (c) you have been advised to consider the terms of this Agreement carefully and consult with or seek advice from an attorney of your choice or any other person of your choosing prior to executing this Agreement; (d) you acknowledge that you were informed and understand that you have twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Agreement; and (e) the 21-day review period will not be affected or extended by any revisions which might be made to this Agreement. 6. Company Files, Documents and Other Property: -------------------------------------------- On or promptly after the Effective Date, except as is set forth in Section 2(d), you will return to the Company all Company property and materials, including but not limited to, personal computers, fax machines, scanners, copiers, cellular phones, Company credit cards and telephone charge cards, manuals, building keys and passes, courtesy parking passes, diskettes, intangible information stored on diskettes, software programs and data compiled with the use of those programs, software passwords or codes, tangible copies of trade secrets and confidential information, sales information, sales forecasts, memoranda, sales brochures, business or marketing plans, reports, projections, and any and all other information or property previously or currently held or used by you that is or was related to your employment with the Company ("Company Property"). You agree that in the event that you discover any other Company Property in your possession after the Resignation Date, you will immediately return such materials to the Company. 3 7. Future Conduct: In further consideration for the amounts described in -------------- Section 2, you agree to the following post-employment restrictions: (a) Noncompetition. For the period beginning on the Resignation Date and -------------- ending on March 14, 2001, you agree that you shall not, directly or indirectly, alone or as a consultant, partner, officer, director, employee, joint venturer, lender or stockholder of any entity, (i) accept employment with any business that is in competition with the products or services being marketed, distributed or sold by the Company on the date hereof or with the services in development listed on Exhibit A hereto (the "Listed Services"), or (ii) engage in any business or activity that is in competition with the products or services being marketed, distributed or sold by the Company on the date hereof or with the Listed Services. (b) [Intentionally Omitted]. ----------------------- (c) Nonsolicitation of Employees. For the period beginning on the ---------------------------- Resignation Date and ending on March 15, 2001, you will not, in any manner, directly or indirectly solicit or recruit, (or assist any company or business organization by which you are employed or which is directly or indirectly controlled by you to solicit, recruit, hire or engage) any person who is employed by the Company or is a contractor, project consultant or consultant of the Company at the time of the termination of your employment. (d) Nondisclosure. For the period beginning on the Resignation Date and ------------- ending on March 15, 2001, you shall not at any time reveal to any person or entity any Confidential Information except to employees of the Company who need to know such Confidential Information for the purposes of their employment, or as otherwise authorized by the Company in writing. The term "Confidential ------------ Information" shall include any information concerning the organization, business - ----------- or finances of the Company or of any third party which the Company is under an obligation to keep confidential and/or that is maintained by the Company as confidential. Such Confidential Information shall include, but is not limited to, trade secrets or confidential information respecting inventions, products, designs, methods, know-how, techniques, systems, processes, specifications, blueprints, engineering data, software programs, works of authorship, customer lists, customer information, financial information, pricing information, personnel information, business plans, projects, plans and proposals. Confidential Information shall not include any such information that is in the public domain or learned by you other than from the Company. You shall keep confidential all matters entrusted to you and shall not use any Confidential Information in any manner which may injure or cause loss or may be calculated to injure or cause loss to the Company, whether directly or indirectly. (e) Agreement With Respect to Sale of Stock. For the period beginning --------------------------------------- March 14, 2000 and ending March 15, 2001, you agree to abide by volume restrictions on sales of Company stock that are applicable to an "affiliate" of the Company under Rule 144 of 4 the rules promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933. This restriction shall not apply (i) in connection with or after any sale of the Company by merger or otherwise, or (ii) to any sales approved in advance by the Company. (f) Nondisparagement: The Company and you each agree not to make ---------------- disparaging, critical or otherwise detrimental comments to any person or entity concerning the other; or the circumstances surrounding your employment and/or separation of employment from the Company. (g) Confidentiality of this Agreement: Each party shall maintain --------------------------------- confidentiality concerning the dollar amount and all other terms of this Agreement, except to the extent required by law. Except as required pursuant to legal process, you will not discuss the same with anyone except your immediate family and accountants or attorneys when such disclosure is necessary for the accountants or attorneys to render professional services. Prior to any such disclosure that you may make, you shall secure from your attorney or accountant their written agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such matters and provide a copy of such written agreement to the Company. Nothing herein shall prohibit or bar you from providing truthful testimony in any legal proceeding or in communicating with any governmental agency or representative or from making any truthful disclosure required, authorized or permitted under law. (h) Agreement with Respect to Injunctive Relief: You agree that any breach ------------------------------------------- of any of the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, subparts (a) through (g) of this Section 7, will cause irreparable damage to the Company and that in the event of such breach the Company shall have, in addition to any and all remedies of law, the right to an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent the violation of your obligations hereunder. You further agree that the Company may apply for such injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. 8. Representations and Governing Law: --------------------------------- (a) This Agreement sets forth the complete and sole agreement between the parties and supersedes any and all other agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, regarding the subject-matter of the Agreement except, however ------ ------- the existing stock option agreements between you and the Company will continue in effect in accordance with its terms, except that the options shall be exerciseable for a period of one year from the date hereof. This Severance Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified, altered or rescinded except upon the express written consent of both the President of the Company and you. (b) If any provision of this Agreement, or part thereof, is held invalid, void or voidable as against public policy or otherwise, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions, or parts thereof, which may be given effect without the invalid provision or part. To this extent, the provisions, and parts thereof, of this Agreement are declared to 5 be severable. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement unless expressly so indicated otherwise in writing. (c) This Agreement shall be deemed to be made and entered into in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Agreement and any claims arising out of this Agreement (or any other claims arising out of the relationship between the parties) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts and shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced and governed under the internal and domestic laws of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws of such state. Any claims or legal actions by one party against the other shall be commenced and maintained in any state or federal court located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and you hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of any such court. (d) This Agreement cannot be assigned by you and shall inure to the benefit of the Company's successors and assigns. (e) The language of all parts of this Agreement will in all cases be construed as a whole in accordance with its fair meaning and not strictly for or against either party hereto. 9. Effective Date: -------------- After signing this letter, you may revoke this Agreement for a period of seven (7) days following said execution. The Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until this revocation period has expired (the "Effective Date"). 6 If this letter correctly states the understanding we have reached, please indicate your acceptance by countersigning the enclosed copy and returning it to me. Very truly yours, /s/ NewsEdge Corporation - ------------------------ I REPRESENT THAT I HAVE READ THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT, THAT I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH AGREEMENT AND THAT I AM KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY EXECUTING THE SAME. IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, I DO NOT RELY ON ANY REPRESENTATION, PROMISE OR INDUCEMENT MADE BY THE COMPANY OR ITS ATTORNEYS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CONSIDERATION DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT. ACCEPTED: /s/ Donald McLagan - ------------------ Donald McLagan Date: March 14, 2000 7 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----