-----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, EyL62akySn45y+jh3qNur2sQM6thjPsewl1Q38vE+KObj590IyK+kf3UZKxKGexc CGQGYemVu9ZtkZGoGhx/4A== 0001157523-05-001656.txt : 20050222 0001157523-05-001656.hdr.sgml : 20050221 20050222074524 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-05-001656 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050222 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050222 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TELULAR CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000915324 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 363885440 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23212 FILM NUMBER: 05629235 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 647 N LAKEVIEW PKWAY STREET 2: 920 DEERFIELD PKWY CITY: VERNON HILLS STATE: IL ZIP: 60061 BUSINESS PHONE: 8474654500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 647 NORTH LAKEVIEW PARKWAY CITY: VERNON HILLS STATE: IL ZIP: 60061 8-K 1 a4827258.txt TELULAR CORP. 8-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHAGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 --------------------- Form 8-K -------------------- CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2005 TELULAR CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-23212 36-3885440 - ------------------------------ ------------------ -------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File No.) Identification No.) 647 N. Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 247-9400 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] 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 CFO 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)) Section 5 - Corporate Governance And Management Item 5.02 Departure Of Directors Or Principal Officers: Election Of Directors; Appointment Of Principal Officers Kenneth E. Millard resigned as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President and as a Director, effective February 21, 2005. His resignation is being considered a termination of his employment by the Company without Cause for purposes of his employment agreement. Mr. Millard will receive continuation of his annual salary at its current rate for an additional two months, through April 22, 2005, during which period Mr. Millard will provide the Company, at no additional charge, certain consulting services in order to facilitate an orderly transition. At the end of the two-month period, in accordance with his employment agreement, Mr. Millard will receive a severance payment equal to one-year's salary of $400,000. He will also be entitled to receive any accrued and unpaid bonuses and any expense reimbursements to which he is entitled in accordance with company policies, and paid medical insurance and reimbursement for certain medical expenses through April 22, 2006. The Company has agreed that he may retain the full amount of the $100,000 retention bonus paid to him on January 19, 2005, notwithstanding the repayment provisions related to that bonus. In addition, his outstanding vested stock options will remain exercisable for six months after April 22, 2005, while his unvested stock options will terminate. John E. Berndt was elected Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, effective February 21, 2005. Mr. Berndt, age 64, has served as a Director of the Company since December 1996 and has been the Lead Independent Director since August 2003. Mr. Berndt retired from Sprint Corporation on September 30, 2000. From 1998 to September 2000, Mr. Berndt was President of Sprint International, an operating unit of Sprint Corporation. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Berndt was President of Fluor Daniel Telecom, an operating company of the Fluor Daniel Corporation. Mr. Berndt was President of AT&T New Business Development/Multimedia Ventures from 1993 until the spin-off of Lucent Technologies from AT&T occurred in 1996. Mr. Berndt was employed by AT&T since 1963 and was President of its Business Services Business Unit from 1991 until 1993 and President of the International Communications Services Business Unit from 1987 until 1991. Mr. Berndt is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations and served on the U.S. Trade Representative's Services Policy Advisory Commission from 1987 until 1993. Mr. Berndt is Chairman of the Board of MetaSolv, Inc. and Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management. Mr. Berndt is a director of Calence, Inc., and a former member of the Board of Directors for the University of Wisconsin Foundation. The Company has not yet entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Berndt but expects to do so. - 2 - Item 7.01 Regulation RD Disclosure On February 22, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Kenneth Millard as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board and as a member of the Board, the appointment of John Berndt as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board. The full text of the company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description - --------------------- --------------------------------------------- 99.1 February 22, 2005, Press Release by Telular Corporation 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. TELULAR CORPORATION Dated: February 22, 2005 By: /s/ John E. Berndt ------------------ John E. Berndt Chief Executive Officer and President - 3 - EX-99.1 2 a4827258ex991.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 Telular Corporation Announces Resignation of Chief Executive Officer VERNON HILLS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2005--Telular Corporation (NASDAQ:WRLS) announced today that Kenneth Millard has resigned as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and as a Director, effective immediately. Mr. Millard will continue to work with the Company in a consulting role to ensure a smooth transition to new leadership for the Company. He has served as President and CEO of the Company since 1996 and as Chairman of the Board since 2001. "Ken has played a critical role in the growth of Telular, shepherding the company through some very difficult times for our industry and the economy, and we thank him for his strong leadership and service to the Company" said John Berndt, an independent director of the Company. Telular has announced that Mr. Berndt, the company's Lead Independent Director since August 2003, will serve as interim Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company until a permanent successor is named. Mr. Berndt has also been elected to serve as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Berndt has been a member of Telular's Board of Directors since 1996. Mr. Berndt retired from Sprint Corporation in September 2000. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Berndt was president of Sprint International, an operating unit of Sprint Corporation. He served as president of Fluor Daniel Telecom, an operating company of the Fluor Daniel Corporation, from 1997 to 1998. From 1963 until 1996 he was employed by AT&T, where he was president of AT&T New Business Development/Multimedia Ventures from 1993 until the spin-off of Lucent Technologies in 1996 and, before that, President of AT&T's Business Services Business Unit from 1991 to 1993 and President of its International Communications Services Business Unit from 1987 until 1991. About Telular Corporation Telular Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacturing of wireless products. Telular's proprietary telecommunications interface technology enables standard phones, fax machines, computer modems or monitored alarm systems to utilize available cellular wireless service for either primary or back-up telecommunications. Their product lines incorporate the world's leading cellular standards (CDMA, GSM, TDMA, AMPS) and are marketed worldwide. Headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, Telular has regional sales offices in Atlanta, Miami, London, Singapore, Beijing, Mexico City and Johannesburg. For further company information, visit Telular at http://www.telular.com. Please be advised that some of the information in this release presents the Company's intentions, beliefs, judgments and expectations of the future and are forward-looking statements. It is important to note that the Company's actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not limited to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003. Copies of these filings may be obtained by contacting the Company or the SEC. CONTACT: Telular Corporation Jeffrey L. Herrmann, 847-247-9400 jherrmann@telular.com or The Hoffman Agency for Telular Melissa Durkin, 408-975-3031 mdurkin@hoffman.com -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----