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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):  January 16, 2009

 
HSW International, Inc.
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


Delaware
001-33720
33-1135689
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer ID Number)

One Capital City Plaza, 3350 Peachtree Road, Suite 1600, Atlanta, Georgia  30326
(Address of principal executive offices)                                                       (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 (404) 364-5823

 
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:

 
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Item 1.01.                                Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 23, 2008, the Board of Directors of HSW International, Inc., or HSWI, approved and authorized HSWI to enter into Director and Officer Indemnification Agreements with each of HSWI’s current directors and other executive officers as follows:

       
 
NAME
POSITION
 
 
Jeffrey T. Arnold
Director
 
  
Theodore P. Botts
Director
 
 
Bruce Campbell
Director
 
 
Boland T. Jones
Director
 
 
Arthur Kingsbury
Director
 
 
Kai-Shing Tao
Director
 
 
Henry N. Adorno
Director, Principal Executive Officer
 
 
Gregory Swayne
President and Chief Operating Officer
 
 
Shawn Meredith
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
Bradley T. Zimmer
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
 

Pursuant to the Director and Officer Indemnification Agreements, HSWI agreed, in exchange for each person’s continued service as a director or officer, as applicable, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each director and officer to the fullest extent permitted or required by the laws of the State of Delaware against certain claims and losses related to his service to HSWI.  In addition, HSWI agreed to advance certain expenses relating to, arising out of or resulting from any such claim or loss.  The foregoing description of the Director and Officer Indemnification Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual agreements, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 9.01.                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
(c)
Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed herewith:
 
          Exhibit No.                               Description

   10.1
Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement



 
 

 

SIGNATURES

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.

    HSW International, Inc.  
       
Date: January 16, 2009
By:
/s/ Bradley T. Zimmer  
    Bradley T. Zimmer  
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel  
       
 
 

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                                           Description

10.1                                   Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement