adpt_8k-090611.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 6, 2011
 

 
ADPT Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
 
Delaware
 
 
0-15071
 
 
94-2748530
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
     
 
691 S. Milpitas Blvd., Suite 208, Milpitas, California, 95035
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
 
 (408) 945-8600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

 
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):
 
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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of CertainOfficers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
(b) Departure of Director
 
On September 6, 2011, Lawrence J. Ruisi resigned as a director of ADPT Corporation (the "Company") effective immediately.  Mr. Ruisi's decision is not due to any disagreement with the Company.
 
(e) Approval of Compensatory Arrangement
 
Upon the recommendation and approval of the Compensation Committee, on September 7, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a cash bonus of $250,000 to John J. Quicke, the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer.  The bonus was awarded to Mr. Quicke in recognition of his efforts to achieve certain Company objectives, including the sale of the Company's patent portfolio and headquarters building, the consolidation of the Company's legacy operations and headquarters functions, and the launch of the Company's sports business subsidiary.  In determining the amount of the bonus, the Compensation Committee also considered the total amount of compensation that has been paid to Mr. Quicke since his appointment as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, which was effective January 4, 2010.
 
Item 8.01.  Other Events.
 
On September 12, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved the exchange ratios to be utilized for a reverse stock split of its shares of common stock to be followed by a forward stock split of its shares of common stock, and also adopted an effective date for such stock splits to occur.   A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.
Description
                                              
99.1
Press Release issued by ADPT Corporation on September 12, 2011.
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
 
ADPT Corporation
     
 
By:
/s/ John J. Quicke
 
   
Name:
John J. Quicke
   
Title:
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
 
         
 
Dated:  September 12, 2011
 
 
 

 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
Description
                                              
99.1
Press Release issued by ADPT Corporation on September 12, 2011.