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): | July 13, 2015 |
Digi International Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34033 | 41-1532464 |
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| 11001 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota | 55343 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 952-912-3444 |
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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 July 13, 2015 our Board of Directors elected Sam Lazarakis to the Board. Mr. Lazarakis was elected to serve in the class of directors whose term expires at the 2016 annual meeting of our stockholders. At this time the Board has not determined the length of the term Mr. Lazarakis shall stand for election at the 2016 annual meeting. Mr. Lazarakis also has been appointed to each of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Lazarakis and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director.
Mr. Lazarakis shall receive restricted stock units of our common stock with a value of $100,000 in connection with his election to the Board. These restricted stock units shall vest 50% on the first anniversary of their issuance and 50% on the second anniversary of their issuance provided Mr. Lazarakis continues to serve the company on the vesting date. The issuance of these restricted stock units shall occur after the company announces its third quarter earnings for fiscal year 2015. Mr. Lazarakis shall also receive cash compensation under our non-employee director compensation program that will be pro-rated for fiscal 2015 from the date of his election to the Board as well as the committees to which he has been appointed. The terms of this program are disclosed in the proxy statement for our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders.
A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Lazarakis is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
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.
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| July 16, 2015 | By: |
David H. Sampsell
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| Name: David H. Sampsell | ||||
| Title: Vice President of Corporate Development, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
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Press Release dated July 15, 2015 announcing the election of Sam Lazarakis to the Board of Directors |
Digi International Announces Election of Sam Lazarakis to Board of Directors
MINNETONKA, Minn. – July 15, 2015 – Digi International®, (NASDAQ: DGII, www.digi.com), the M2M solutions expert, today announced that Sam Lazarakis, a recently retired partner from Ernst & Young, LLP, has been appointed as a company director.
“Over a 38-year career with Ernst & Young (E&Y), Sam worked with some of the most storied technology companies and was a coordinating partner to more than 40 public firms,” said Ron Konezny, president and chief executive officer, Digi International. “His experience working in emerging sectors and with companies that scaled in size and global presence is extremely relevant to Digi as we execute on our strategic plans.”
Lazarakis was one of the most experienced assurance partners in Ernst & Young’s Northern California Technology practice prior to his retirement from the firm in July. He has almost 38 years of experience serving technology companies, ranging from large multinationals to smaller, pre-public growth companies and venture-backed start-up entities. He focused on serving companies in the Internet, software, networking, Software-as-a-Service and semiconductor sectors. Among other clients he served Blue Coat Systems, Juniper Networks and Infoblox during his career at E&Y. Lazarakis’ areas of particular expertise include finance, mergers and acquisitions, internal controls, risk management and auditing.
About Digi International
Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) is your mission-critical M2M solutions expert, providing the
industry’s broadest range of wireless products, a cloud computing platform tailored for devices,
and development services to help customers get to market fast with wireless devices and
applications. Digi’s entire solution set allows any device to communicate with any application,
anywhere in the world. For more information, visit Digi’s website at www.digi.com, or call
877-912-3444 (U.S.) or 952-912-3444 (International).
Investor Contact:
Digi International
Mike Goergen, 952-912-3737
mike.goergen@digi.com