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 November
12, 2008
reported)
LOGICVISION, INC. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Delaware | 0-31773 | 94-3166964 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
25 Metro Drive, 3rd Floor San Jose, California | 95110 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrants telephone number, including area code | ||
(408) 453-0146 | ||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 12, 2008, LogicVision, Inc. (the Company) entered into Change of Control Severance Agreements (the Agreements) with James T. Healy, the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer, Fadi Maamari, the Companys Chief Operating Officer, and Mei Song, the Companys Chief Financial Officer (together with Mr. Healy and Mr. Maamari, the Executives). The Agreements entered into with Messrs. Healy and Maamari replaced existing Change of Control Severance Agreements between each of them and the Company.
Each Agreement provides that in the event of an involuntary termination of the Executive within three months before or twelve months after a change of control of the Company, the Executive will be entitled to (i) a cash payment based on the Executives annual base salary as of the termination date (equal to 150% of such annual base salary for Mr. Healy, and equal to 100% of such annual base salary for each of Mr. Maamari and Ms. Song), (ii) a cash payment based the Executives target bonus and target commission for the year in which the Executive is terminated (equal to 150% of such target bonus and target commission for Mr. Healy, and equal to 100% of such target bonus and target commission for each of Mr. Maamari and Ms. Song), (iii) the immediate acceleration of vesting and exercisability of the Executives outstanding options to acquire the Companys common stock and (iv) reimbursement of health insurance premiums for the Executive and eligible dependents for up to twelve months measured from the date of termination. The Executives have agreed not to solicit employees of the Company for a period of time (18 months for Mr. Healy, and 12 months for each of Mr. Maamari and Ms. Song) following termination of employment giving rise to severance payments, and not to compete with the Company for the period during which they receive severance payments. A change of control includes a merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Companys stockholders immediately prior to such merger or consolidation own 50% or less of the voting power of the surviving entitys voting securities, sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets, the approval by the Companys stockholders of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution, and the acquisition by a person or related group of persons of 50% or more of the voting power of the Companys voting securities.
Signature
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.
Dated: November 17, 2008
LOGICVISION, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Mei Song | |
Mei Song | ||
Vice President of Finance and | ||
Chief Financial Officer |