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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 2
þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010
OR
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number 0-16231
XETA Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma | 73-1130045 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employee | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
1814 W. Tacoma Street, Broken Arrow, OK | 74012-1406 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
918-664-8200
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title of Class)
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act.
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Not applicable þ
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is
not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of large accelerated filer,
accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company þ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act).
Yes o No þ
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed
by reference to the Nasdaq closing price on April 30, 2010, the last business day of the
registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $32,386,758.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrants Common Stock as of December 17, 2010 was
10,730,236.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A (this Second Amendment) amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) on January 25, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with
the SEC on January 28, 2011 (as amended, the Original Filing) by XETA Technologies, Inc. (the
Company). We are filing this Second Amendment to include the information required by Part III
and not included in the Original Filing as we will not file an annual meeting proxy statement
within 120 days of the end of our fiscal year ended October 31, 2010.
The references in the Original Filing to the incorporation by reference of our annual meeting
definitive proxy statement into Part III of the Original Filing are hereby deleted. In addition,
as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange
Act), new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are
filed as exhibits to this Amendment under Item 15 of Part IV hereof.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. The Original
Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and we have not updated the
disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the
filing of the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with our
filings with the SEC subsequent to the date of the Original Filing.
Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this 10-K/A to we, us, or our are
references to the Company.
PART III
Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance |
DIRECTORS
The following table sets forth certain information about the Companys directors as
of February 18, 2011. All directors hold their positions until their terms expire and until their
respective successors are elected and qualified.
Name | Positions with Company | Age | ||||
Ronald L. Siegenthaler(2)(3)(4)
|
Chairman of the Board | 68 | ||||
S. Lee Crawley(1)(3)(5)
|
Director | 67 | ||||
Donald T. Duke(2)
|
Director | 61 | ||||
Greg D. Forrest
|
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | 49 | ||||
Eric Grimshaw(2)(4)(5)
|
Director | 58 | ||||
Dr. Robert D. Hisrich(1)(2)(3)(4)
|
Director | 66 | ||||
Ozarslan A. Tangun(1)(4)(5)
|
Director | 39 |
(1) | Member of the Audit/Finance Committee; Mr. Crawley is the Chairperson. | |
(2) | Member of the Compensation Committee (Mr. Siegenthaler is a non-voting member); Mr. Grimshaw is the Chairperson. | |
(3) | Member of the Executive Committee; Mr. Siegenthaler is the Chairperson. | |
(4) | Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee; Dr. Hisrich is the Chairperson. | |
(5) | Member of the Special Committee; Mr. Grimshaw is the Chairperson. |
Mr. S. Lee Crawley has been a director since February 1, 2008. He provides significant expertise
to the Board through his extensive background in business and financial management, with an
emphasis on business transactions, profit improvement, and valuations. His professional experience
includes functioning as CEO, CFO, and COO for several public and private companies, including Flint
Engineering and Construction Company (CEO, 1992-1997) and Vantage Point Energy, a public
exploration and production company (CEO, 1986-1992). He also serves as Chairman of Intellevue, a
software technology company he invested in in 1998. Since May 2000 he has been the managing member
of Corporate Finance Associates-Tulsa LLC, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm. CFA-Tulsa is a
senior shareholder in Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide, a national M&A firm which Mr. Crawley
joined in May 2004. Mr. Crawley has a Series 79 and 63 securities license and is an owner of
Corporate Finance Securities, Inc., a registered broker, dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC.
Mr. Donald T. Duke has been a director since 1991 and served as the Companys Board Chairman from
July 1, 2007 to October 31, 2009. He is a consultant to the oil and gas industry and an
independent investor. From 1980 until August 2002, Mr. Duke was in senior management in the oil
and gas industry, including time as President and Chief Operating Officer of Hadson Petroleum
(USA), Inc., a domestic oil and gas subsidiary of Hadson Corporation, where he was
responsible for all phases of exploration and production, land, accounting, operations, product
marketing and budgeting and planning. With over 30 years of experience in senior management and as
a sophisticated investor, as well as over 15 years as a business owner and experience as a past
director of an exploration and production company, Mr. Duke provides the Board with valuable
insight and guidance.
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Mr. Greg D. Forrest has been our Chief Executive Officer since June 7, 2007 and our President since
July 2005. He also served as our Chief Operating Officer from July 2005 until he became CEO. He
first joined the Company as a Director of Sales over our Seattle branch sales and service
operations in August, 2004 upon our acquisition of Bluejack Systems, LLC, a company founded, owned,
and operated by Mr. Forrest. Prior to founding Bluejack, Mr. Forrest founded and operated several
other fast-growing companies in the communications, clothing and commercial interior industries,
including Bluejack. He attended the University of Washington.
Mr. Grimshaw was appointed to the Board on December 1, 2009. He is Vice President, Associate
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for ONEOK, Inc. Prior to joining ONEOK in 2002, he served
as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Syntroleum Corporation from 1997 to 2002.
Prior to his time at Syntroleum, he was a partner with the Tulsa law firm of Pray, Walker, Jackman,
Williamson & Marlar. Mr. Grimshaw has spent his legal career in the areas of corporate securities
and business transactions and brings to the Board key corporate governance expertise as well as
experience in mergers and acquisitions of publicly traded companies. A Tulsa native, Mr. Grimshaw
earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from the University of Colorado and received his Juris
Doctorate in 1977 from the University of Tulsa.
Dr. Robert D. Hisrich has been a director since 1987. He holds the Garvin Professor of Global
Entrepreneurship and is Director of the Global Entrepreneurship Center at the Thunderbird School of
Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. Possessing a doctoral degree in business administration,
serving as a marketing and management consultant, and having started many companies, Dr. Hisrichs
education, knowledge, and experience in business planning and development, both on a national and
international scale, bring a unique perspective and added expertise to the Board. Previously he
occupied the A. Malachi Mixon III Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies and was Professor of Marketing
and Policy Studies at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in
Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to assuming such positions, he occupied the Boviard Chair of
Entrepreneurial Studies and Private Enterprise and was Professor of Marketing at the College of
Business Administration for the University of Tulsa. He has also held a number of other academic
positions and served on several editorial boards, including the Editorial Board of the Journal of
Small Business and Enterprise Development, of which he is currently a member. Dr. Hisrich is a
member of the Board of Directors of Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc. and NeoMed Technologies.
Mr. Ronald L. Siegenthaler was appointed Chairman of the Companys Board on November 1, 2009, and
has been a director since the Companys inception in 1981. For many years, he has been a director,
partner, shareholder, officer or sole proprietor of a number of business entities with significant
involvement in fabrication and marketing of steel, steel products and other raw materials, real
estate, oil and gas and telecommunications. He also provides sales and marketing services to other
parties through his consulting firm, Myriad Technologies. Mr. Siegenthalers sales and marketing
experience and his in-depth understanding of the Companys business from that perspective, as well
as his strong financial, marketing and management leadership skills, have been an invaluable asset
to his current role as our Chairman of the Board and as a long-time Director. Mr. Siegenthaler
currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Thunderbird Walker Center for Global
Entrepreneurship in Glendale, AZ. He is a frequent guest speaker at universities and organizations
assisting others seeking guidance, insight and direction for their entrepreneurial activities. Mr.
Siegenthaler received his Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts from Oklahoma State University.
Mr. Ozarslan A. Tangun has been a director since April 2009. He is the founder and managing member
of Patara Capital Management, LP, an investment partnership founded in April, 2006. Prior to
establishing Patara Capital, he was employed by Southwest Securities (NYSE SWS), the largest full
service brokerage firm based in Texas, from 1995 to 2006. During that time, Mr. Tangun held the
position of Director of Research for over six years. He also held the positions of Senior VP and
Associate Director of Research. During his tenure at SWS, he chaired the mandatory review
committee for new research ideas across the industries covered by SWS, including software,
healthcare, telecom, energy, semiconductors, and consumer. Mr. Tanguns background adds a level of
skill and understanding in the areas of financial analysis and capital markets that is greatly
appreciated by the Board. Mr. Tangun received many honors and recognition during his career as a
research analyst, including being ranked as the #1 analyst by The Wall Street Journal in the
specialty retail sector in 2002. Mr. Tangun also sits on the Board of Directors of HearUSA, a
hearing aid retailer with close to 180 company-owned centers and a network of 2000 hearing care
providers. Mr. Tangun graduated from the University of Iowa with an MBA concentration in finance.
He is a CFA charter holder.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth certain information about the Companys executive
officers as of February 18, 2011. Executive officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and
serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Name | Positions with Company | Age | ||||
Greg D. Forrest
|
Chief Executive Officer and President | 49 | ||||
Robert B. Wagner
|
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | 49 | ||||
Paul R. Comeau
|
Chief Operating Officer | 55 | ||||
Donald E. Reigel
|
Chief Sales Officer | 56 |
Mr. Greg D. Forrest has been our Chief Executive Officer since June 7, 2007 and our President
since July 2005. He also served as our Chief Operating Officer from July 2005 until he became CEO.
He first joined the Company as a Director of Sales over our Seattle branch sales and service
operations in August, 2004 upon our acquisition of Bluejack Systems, LLC, a company founded, owned,
and operated by Mr. Forrest. Prior to founding Bluejack, Mr. Forrest founded and operated several
other fast-growing companies in the communications, clothing and commercial interior industries,
including Bluejack. He attended the University of Washington.
Mr. Robert B. Wagner has been our Chief Financial Officer since March 1989 and was our Chief
Accounting Officer for nearly eleven months prior to that. He served on our Board of Directors
from March 1996 until April 2004. Mr. Wagner is a certified public accountant licensed in Oklahoma
and received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University.
Mr. Paul R. Comeau became our Chief Operating Officer on December 28, 2010 and was our
Executive Director of Operations since May 1, 2009. Mr. Comeau joined XETA in early 2007 as
Director of Solutions Engineering. An accomplished management leader with more than 25 years of
achievement, Mr. Comeau is responsible for all financial and non-financial results of the service
organization. Prior to joining XETA, he held various senior operations management positions at
Black Box Network Services, NextiraOne and Williams Communications. Mr. Comeau attended the
University of Quebec in Montreal.
Mr. Donald E. Reigel became our Chief Sales Officer on December 28, 2010 and was our Executive
Director of Avaya Sales since December 7, 2007. He joined the Company in June 1993 as PBX Product
Sales Manager and has held various managerial positions within our sales organization. Before
joining the Company, Mr. Reigel served as a national sales manager for WilTel Communications
Systems. He received his bachelors degree in Business from the University of Colorado.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors currently has three standing committees: the Audit/Finance Committee,
Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee. Each of these committees operates
under a written charter approved by the Board. A copy of each committees charter is posted under
Governance Documents in the Governance section on the Investor Relations page of our website at
www.xeta.com. In addition to its standing committees, during fiscal 2010 the Company
established an executive committee and a special committee. The following is a brief description of
the Companys three standing committees.
Audit/Finance Committee
The current members of the Audit/Finance Committee are Mr. Crawley (its Chairman), Dr.
Hisrich, and Mr. Tangun. The Board of Directors has determined that the Committee has at least two
membersMessrs. Crawley and Tangunwho qualify as an audit committee financial expert as that
term is defined by SEC rules. The Committee met six times during the 2010 fiscal year.
The Audit/Finance Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight
of the quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing and financial reporting practices of the
Company. In this regard, the Committee is responsible for, among other things, selecting and
retaining the Companys independent public accountants; pre-approving the engagement of the
independent accountants for all audit-related services and permissible, non-audit related services;
reviewing in advance the scope and focus of the annual audit; and reviewing and discussing with
management and the auditors the financial reports of the Company, the audited financial statements,
the auditors report, the management letter, and the quality and adequacy of the Companys internal
controls. The Audit/Finance Committee is also responsible for
assisting the Board in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee the financial affairs of the
Company. In this regard, the Committee will review and make recommendations to the Board about the
financial affairs and policies of the Company.
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Nominating and Governance Committee
The members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are Dr. Hisrich (its Chairman), Mr.
Grimshaw, Mr. Siegenthaler and Mr. Tangun. The Nominating and Governance Committee met four times
during the 2010 fiscal year.
The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for identifying, recruiting, and
evaluating qualified persons to serve on our Board of Directors and recommending such individuals
to the Board for nomination for election as directors; evaluating director independence and the
size and composition of the Board; reviewing and ratifying committee assignments recommended by the
Board Chairman and submitting such recommendations to the Board for approval; considering director
nominations by shareholders; reviewing related person transactions involving directors; overseeing
corporate governance matters; and leading the process for succession planning.
Compensation Committee
The members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Grimshaw (its Chairman), Mr. Duke and Dr.
Hisrich. Mr. Siegenthaler participates as a non-voting member of the Committee. The Compensation
Committee met four times during the 2010 fiscal year.
The Compensation Committee oversees the Companys compensation and benefits policies and
programs and establishes and/or reviews the philosophy, objectives and goals of such policies and
programs. The Committees primary responsibilities include: determining the compensation,
including awards under the Companys cash-based incentive and long-term equity-based plans, of the
Companys CEO, CFO and other executive officers; reviewing and recommending compensation of
directors to the Board; and administering the Companys equity-based incentive plan.
CODE OF ETHICS
We have adopted a financial officer Code of Ethics that applies to our Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and any principal accounting officer, controller and other
persons who perform similar functions for the Company. A copy of this Code of Ethics is posted
under Governance Documents in the Governance section on the Investor Relations page of our website
at www.xeta.com.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires executive officers and directors of the Company,
and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the Companys equity securities
(Insiders), to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership of
the Companys common stock. Insiders are required by regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
To the Companys
knowledge, based solely upon the review of the copies of Forms 3 and 4
furnished to the Company with respect to its most recent fiscal year and written representations
that no other reports were required during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, all of these
executive officers and directors complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to
them.
SHAREHOLDER NOMINATION PROCESS
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend
nominees to the board of directors since the date of the proxy statement for the Companys last
annual meeting, which was held on April 6, 2010.
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Item 11. | Executive Compensation |
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Director Compensation Table
During fiscal 2010 the standard annual compensation arrangement for the Companys directors
was as follows: directors who were not employees of the Company received a $25,000 retainer for
Board membership; the Board
Chairman received an additional fee of $55,000 for his service as Chairman; the Chairman of
the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee each received an additional
$15,000 fee for service as Chairman of their respective Committees; and the Chairman of the
Audit/Finance Committee received an additional $25,000 fee for service as Chairman. Members of
the Special Committee received an additional $1,000 per month and the Chairman received $1,500 per
month for their service on the Special Committee. All fees are paid monthly. We also reimburse
our non-local directors their reasonable travel expenses to attend Board and Committee meetings and
the annual shareholder meeting.
It has also been the Companys practice to grant stock options to its outside directors,
typically upon their election or appointment to the Board. Options (noted in the table below) were
granted during fiscal 2010 to Mr. Grimshaw upon his election to the Board.
During fiscal 2010 the Board established target levels for Company stock ownership by the
directors as follows: 100,000 shares by the Chairman of the Board; 50,000 shares by a Committee
Chairman; and 25,000 shares by other Board members. In conjunction with establishing this policy,
the Board gave the directors the option of receiving 25% of their annual board fees in stock, to be
paid on the date of the Annual Shareholders Meeting based on the market value of the stock as of
such date, until such time as they achieve their ownership target. The shares issued pursuant to
this arrangement are subject to a restriction from sale for a period of one year.
The following table presents information regarding the compensation of non-executive directors
during fiscal 2010.
Fees | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earned | All | |||||||||||||||||||
or Paid | Stock | Option | Other | |||||||||||||||||
in Cash | Awards | Awards | Compensation | Total | ||||||||||||||||
$ | ($)(1) | ($)(2) | ($) | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Mr. Siegenthaler |
80,004 | | | 80,004 | ||||||||||||||||
Chairman of the Board
Member, Nominating & Governance and
Compensation Committees |
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Mr. Crawley |
54,004 | | | 54,004 | ||||||||||||||||
Chairman, Audit/Finance Committee
Member, Special Committee |
||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Duke(3) |
41,247 | 7,917 | | | 49,164 | |||||||||||||||
Member, Compensation Committee |
||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Grimshaw(3) |
38,123 | 2,604 | 12,933 | | 53,660 | |||||||||||||||
Chairman, Compensation and Special
Committees
Member, Nominating & Governance
Committee |
||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Hisrich |
36,247 | | | | 36,247 | |||||||||||||||
Chairman, Nominating & Governance
Committee
Member, Audit/Finance and Compensation
Committees |
||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Tangun |
28,996 | | | 28,996 | ||||||||||||||||
Member, Nominating & Governance,
Audit/Finance, and Special Committees |
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(1) | Pursuant to the Boards policy allowing directors to elect to receive 25% of their director fees in Company stock, Mr. Duke and Mr. Grimshaw received 2,262 and 744 shares, respectively, based on a market price of the Companys stock of $3.50 on April 6, 2010. At October 31, 2010 there was $3,954 and $7,020 in director fees earned by Mr. Duke and Mr. Grimshaw, respectively, to be converted into shares as of the Companys next annual meeting date. | |
(2) | Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of 10,000 options granted to Mr. Grimshaw upon his appointment to the Board of Directors on December 1, 2009 using the following weighted average assumptions: expected life 4.50 years, volatility 57.3%, risk-free interest rate 1.83%, and dividend yield 0.00%. | |
(3) | Mr. Duke was Chairman of the Compensation Committee through April 28, 2010. Mr. Grimshaw became Chairman of the Compensation Committee on April 29, 2010. |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The key elements of the Companys executive compensation are base salaries; an annual
incentive program; and long term equity compensation. The Company pays an annual bonus award to
its executive officers and other key non-sales employees based on Company profitability and the
individual performance of such officers and employees. The Compensation Committee has generally
targeted a total annual bonus pool of 10% of the Companys annual pre-tax, pre-bonus profits for
the fiscal year. Under this formula, the Compensation Committee authorized a bonus pool of
$240,650 payable to the CEO, CFO and other key non-sales employees for fiscal 2010. The Committee
used 50% of this total bonus pool for awards to the Companys CEO and CFO, as shown in the Summary
Compensation Table below, and the remaining 50% for awards to other key employees not included in
the Table. The awards to the CEO and CFO were paid 75% in cash and 25% in shares of restricted
stock valued at the market price of the Companys stock on the date of the award. The Committee
also approved for fiscal 2010 a separate bonus award to the Companys Executive Director of
Operations as shown in the Table below. Mr. Comeaus award was based on a separate arrangement as
part of his role as Executive Director of Operations, pursuant to which he was entitled to receive
an incentive award of 0.225% to 1.050% of services gross profit. The exact bonus level is derived
from a matrix of Company after-tax net income and actual service gross profit dollars compared to
the annual internal forecast. Based on the Companys profitability and services gross profit of
$15.9 million, Mr. Comeau earned a bonus of 0.225% of services net income or $35,670, 25% of which
or $8,918 was paid in restricted stock per footnote 1 to the Summary Compensation Table below.
The Board established Company stock ownership target levels for the Companys executive
officers as follows: 250,000 shares for the Companys Chief Executive Officer; 125,000 for the
Companys Chief Financial Officer; and 100,000 shares for the Companys other executive officers.
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Summary Compensation Table
The following table presents information regarding compensation of each of the Companys named
executive officers for services rendered in fiscal 2010.
Stock | Option | All Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name and Principal | Salary | Bonus | Awards | Awards | Compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | FY | ($) | $ | ($)(1) | ($) | $(4) | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Greg Forrest |
2010 | 212,039 | 49,650 | 16,550 | | 22,768 | 301,007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive
Officer
and President |
2009 | 203,000 | 18,000 | 6,000 | 118,925 | (2),(3) | 25,380 | 371,305 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Wagner |
2010 | 145,000 | 40,575 | 13,525 | | 2,117 | 201,217 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial
Officer |
2009 | 145,000 | 12,600 | 4,200 | 94,828 | (2),(3) | 9,355 | 265,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Comeau |
2010 | 145,000 | 26,753 | 8,918 | | 54,420 | 235,091 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Operating
Officer |
2009 | 136,625 | 27,188 | 9,063 | 20,164 | (2) | 18,077 | 211,117 |
(1) | For executives who have not reached the targeted stock ownership levels, 25% of their annual bonus earned is paid in the form of restricted stock granted under the Companys 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan based on the fair market value of the Companys stock on the date of grant. For fiscal year 2010, Messrs. Forrest, Wagner and Comeau were awarded 5,707, 4,664, and 3,075 shares of restricted stock, respectively, representing 25% of their total bonuses earned based on a market price of $2.90 per share. For fiscal year 2009, Messrs. Forrest, Wagner and Comeau were awarded 1,967, 1,377, and 2,971 shares of restricted stock, respectively, representing 25% of their total bonuses earned based on a market price of $3.08 per share. | |
(2) | Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of options using the following weighted average assumptions: expected life 4.76 years, volatility 63.40%, risk-free interest rate 2.178%, and dividend yield 0.00%. | |
(3) | Includes $83,696, and $65,470 in value from shares granted to Messrs. Forrest and Wagner, respectively, pursuant to the Companys stock option exchange program which commenced on September 17, 2009 and ended on October 16, 2009. Under the program, holders of existing options with an exercise price equal to or greater than $2.95 but not higher than $4.14 were given the option to exchange qualifying underwater options for a smaller number of new options. The exchange program was structured as a value-for-value exchange in which the ratio of new options granted in exchange for existing options surrendered was based on relative values of the new and existing options at the end of the offer period (October 16, 2009). The new options granted under the program carry an exercise price of $2.54, a term of six years, and vest in three annual installments of 50% in year 1 and 25% each in years 2 and 3, respectively. Under the program, Mr. Forrest surrendered 100,000 qualifying options at various exercise prices and remaining terms for 71,013 new options. Mr. Wagner surrendered 80,000 options at various exercise prices and remaining terms in exchange for 55,549 new options. The value of the new options was based on the following assumptions: expected life 3.88 years, volatility 59.61%, risk-free interest rate - 1.96%, and dividend yield 0.00%. |
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(4) | The following table provides detail for the aggregate amount under All Other Compensation for each executive officers: |
Unused | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
401(k) | Vacation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Name and Principal | Matching | Time Paid | Car | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Position | FY | Contributions | in Cash | Allowance | Perquisites | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Greg Forrest |
2010 | | 14,651 | 6,000 | 2,117 | (a) | 22,768 | |||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive
Officer
and President |
2009 | 8,195 | 9,760 | 6,000 | 1,425 | (a) | 25,380 | |||||||||||||||||
Robert Wagner |
2010 | | | | 2,117 | (a) | 2,117 | |||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial
Officer |
2009 | 8,011 | | | 1,344 | (a) | 9,355 | |||||||||||||||||
Paul Comeau |
2010 | | | | 54,420 | (b) | 54,420 | |||||||||||||||||
Chief Operating
Officer |
2009 | 4,577 | 13,500 | | | 18,077 |
(a) | Represents premiums paid by the Company for life insurance policies on Mr. Forrest and Mr. Wagner. The policies are owned by the Company but allow the executives to designate the beneficiaries of any proceeds. | |
(b) | Represents reimbursement of moving costs. |
Outstanding Option Awards at Fiscal 2010 Year-End
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
of Securities | of Securities | Number | Market | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underlying | Underlying | Option | of Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unexercised | Unexercised | Exercise | Option | of Stock | of Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Options (#) | Options (#) | Price | Expiration | that have | that have | Expiration | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable | Unexercisable | ($) | Date | not Vested | not Vested | Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Forrest |
| 30,000 | (1) | $ | 1.77 | 12/17/2015 | 6,657 | (4) | 23,632 | 12/18/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
35,506 | 35,506 | (2) | $ | 2.54 | 10/16/2015 | 1,967 | (5) | 6,983 | 12/29/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Wagner |
| 25,000 | (1) | $ | 1.77 | 12/17/2015 | 6,085 | (4) | 21,495 | 12/18/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
27,774 | 27,775 | (2) | $ | 2.54 | 10/16/2015 | 1,377 | (5) | 4,888 | 12/29/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Comeau |
| 20,000 | (3) | $ | 1.77 | 12/17/2014 | 805 | (6) | 2,858 | 12/05/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
1,666 | (4) | 5,914 | 12/18/2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,971 | (5) | 10,547 | 12/29/2019 |
(1) | These awards vest in one installment on June 18, 2012 | |
(2) | These awards vest in two equal installments on October 16, 2011 and 2012. | |
(3) | This award vests on January 18, 2011. | |
(4) | These awards vest in two equal installments on January 15, 2011 and 2012. | |
(5) | These awards vest in three equal installments on January 15, 2011, 2012, and 2013. | |
(6) | This award vests on December 5, 2010. |
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On December 9, 2010, the Companys Board adopted an Executive Change in Control Severance Plan
(the Severance Plan). The Severance Plan will provide benefits to those employees designated by
the Board to participate in the plan (the Participant). Upon adoption of the Severance Plan, the
Board designated Greg Forrest, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and President, Robert Wagner,
the Companys Chief Financial Officer, Paul Comeau, the Companys Chief Operating Officer (formerly
its Executive Director of Operations), and Don Reigel, the Companys Chief Sales Officer (formerly
its Executive Director of Avaya Sales), as Participants under the plan.
Severance benefits are triggered under the Severance Plan upon the Participants termination
of employment with the Company and its subsidiaries upon an involuntary termination of employment
during the one-year period following a change in control (defined in the Severance Plan). An
involuntary termination of employment is defined under the
Severance Plan as a termination of the Participants employment by the Company or its
subsidiaries for reasons other than cause, or as a voluntary termination of employment by the
Participant for a good reason event. For purposes of the Severance Plan, cause means (a) the
conviction of the Participant for any felony involving dishonesty, fraud or breach of trust, (b)
intentional disclosure of the Companys confidential information contrary to company policies, (c)
intentional engagement in any competitive activity which would constitute a breach of the
Participants duty of loyalty, (d) the willful and continued failure of Participant to
substantially perform his duties for the Company (other than as a result of incapacity due to
physical or mental illness); or (e) the willful engagement by the Participant in gross misconduct
in the performance of his or her duties that materially injures the Company. For purposes of the
Severance Plan, a good reason event means the occurrence after a change in control of any one of
the following events or conditions: (a) a change (other than a nominal one) in the Participants
position or duties as they were in effect immediately before the change in control, (b) the Company
assigns the Participant any duties inconsistent with, or takes action that materially diminishes,
the Participants position, authority, duties or responsibilities in effect immediately before the
change in control; (c) the Company materially reduces the Participants base salary or annual cash
compensation; (d) the Participant is relocated to a workplace more than a 50-mile radius outside of
the Participants workplace prior to the change in control; or (e) the Company breaches a provision
of the Severance Plan which results in a material adverse effect on the Participant.
The Severance Plan provides for a single sum cash payment based on a multiple of the
Participants annual cash compensation, which includes his (i) base salary, plus (ii) the annual
cash incentive award established by the Board (or if such annual cash incentive has not been
established, then the greater of the Participants previous years annual cash incentive award or
the average of such awards for generally the preceding three years). The multiple is one and
one-half times annual cash compensation for the Companys Chief Executive Officer and one times
annual cash compensation for all other Participants. The Severance Plan also provides for continued
life and medical insurance coverage for twelve months following the date of the Participants
involuntary termination subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth in the Severance
Plan.
In order to be entitled to receive severance benefits, the Participant is required by the
Severance Plan to execute and deliver to the Company a release and waiver of claims against the
Company and to continue to abide by applicable Company policies regarding confidential information,
non-disclosure and other policies that survive termination of employment.
The Company has the right to terminate or amend the Severance Plan at any time without the
consent of the Participant, except during the one year period following a change in control.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
None of the members of the Compensation Committee of our Board is an officer or employee of
the Company. Mr. Siegenthaler, a non-voting member of the Compensation Committee, was formerly an
executive vice president of the Company during the 1990s.
No executive officer of the Company serves as a member of the board of directors or
compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our
Compensation Committee.
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Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table
sets forth certain information known to the Company as of
February 24,
2011 regarding beneficial ownership of the Companys Common Stock, par value $.001 per share,
by
(a) each person known by the Company to own more than five percent (5%) of the Companys
Common
Stock, (b) each director and nominee for election as a director of the Company, (c) each
executive
officer named in the Summary Compensation Table, and (d) all directors and executive officers
of
the Company as a group.
Amount and Nature of | ||||||||
Name and Address | Beneficial | Percent of | ||||||
of Beneficial Owner(1) | Ownership(2) | Class | ||||||
Directors, Director Nominees
and Executive Officers |
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Ronald L. Siegenthaler |
1,117,003 | (3) | 10.4 | % | ||||
6555 S. 57th W. Avenue Tulsa, OK 74131 |
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Ozarslan Tangun |
561,681 | (4) | 5.2 | % | ||||
5050 Quorum Drive, Suite 312 Dallas, TX 75254 |
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Donald E. Reigel |
162,035 | (5) | 1.5 | % | ||||
5350 Manhattan Circle Suite 210 Boulder, CO 80303 |
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Greg D. Forrest |
159,444 | (6) | 1.5 | % | ||||
Donald T. Duke |
81,762 | * | ||||||
15660 N. Dallas Parkway, Ste. 500 Dallas, TX 75248 |
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Robert B. Wagner |
77,368 | (7) | * | |||||
Robert D. Hisrich |
57,189 | * | ||||||
15249 North 59th Ave. Glendale, AZ 85306 |
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S. Lee Crawley |
20,985 | * | ||||||
5314 S. Yale Ave., Ste. 720 Tulsa, OK 74135 |
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Paul R. Comeau |
13,961 | * | ||||||
Eric Grimshaw |
744 | * | ||||||
100 W. 5th Street, Ste. 1800 Tulsa, OK 74103 |
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All executive officers & directors as a group |
2,252,172 | (37) | 20.6 | % | ||||
(10 persons) |
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Others Known to Own 5% |
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William M. Sams |
1,100,000 | (8) | 10.2 | % | ||||
750 North St. Paul, Suite 1650 Dallas, TX 75201 |
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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP |
543,466 | (9) | 5.0 | % | ||||
Palisades West, Building One 6300 Bee Cave Road Austin, TX 78746 |
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* | Less than one percent of the shares outstanding. | |
(1) | Address is that of the Companys principal office at 1814 W. Tacoma Street, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012 unless otherwise indicated. | |
(2) | Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable. The number of shares beneficially owned includes the number of shares of Common Stock that such persons presently have the right to acquire pursuant to unexercised options under the Companys stock option plans, as follows: 8,000 shares for Mr. Siegenthaler; 35,669 shares for Mr. Reigel; 35,506 shares for Mr. Forrest; 37,000 shares for Mr. Duke; 27,774 shares for Mr. Wagner; 8,000 shares for Dr. Hisrich; and 151,949 shares for all directors and executive officers as a group (10 persons). | |
(3) | Includes 129,000 shares held by Mr. Siegenthalers wifes trust. 1,100,000 shares held by Mr. Siegenthaler are pledged. | |
(4) | Held by Mr. Tangun through Patara Capital, LP, Patara Partners, LP and Patara Capital Management, LP, for each of which he is managing member. Mr. Tangun has shared investment and voting power over these shares. | |
(5) | Includes 8,488 shares, the equivalent number of shares held as units for Mr. Reigels account by the Companys 401(k) retirement plan, over which Mr. Reigel has shared voting and investment power. | |
(6) | Includes 7,098 shares, the equivalent number of shares held as units for Mr. Forrests account by the Companys 401(k) retirement plan, over which Mr. Forrest has shared voting and investment power. | |
(7) | Includes 4,400 shares held by Mr. Wagner, over which he shares voting and investment power with his adult children; and 7,650 shares, the equivalent number of shares held as units for Mr. Wagners account by the Companys 401(k) retirement plan, over which Mr. Wagner has shared voting and investment power. | |
(8) | Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 14, 2011. | |
(9) | Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 11, 2011, which states: Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, furnishes investment advice to four investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and serves as investment manager to certain other commingled group trusts and separate accounts (such investment companies, trusts and accounts collectively referred to as the Funds). In certain cases, subsidiaries of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP may act as an adviser or sub-adviser to certain Funds. In its role as investment advisor, sub-adviser and/or manager, neither Dimensional Fund Advisors LP or its subsidiaries (collectively, Dimensional) possess voting and/or investment power over the securities of the Issuer that are owned by the Funds, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of the Issuer held by the Funds. However, all securities reported in this schedule are owned by the Funds. Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities. In addition, the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the reporting person or any of its affiliates is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G for any other purposes than Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence |
RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Jeff Siegenthaler (J. Siegenthaler) is the son of our Board Chairman and as such is a
related person under SEC rules. J. Siegenthaler is employed by the Company as a sales
representative and receives a base salary and commission in accordance with the Companys standard
compensation plan for all sales representatives in their respective lines of business. During
fiscal 2010 and 2009, J. Siegenthaler received approximately $126,000 and $145,000, respectively,
in base salary and commissions. All payments made by the Company to him were made in the ordinary
course of business. Our Board Chairman does not have a material interest in this transaction.
Related Transactions Policy. We have adopted a written policy for the approval or
ratification of related person transactions. For purposes of our policy, related person
transactions include any transaction, arrangement or relationship expected to exceed $120,000 in
any calendar year which involves the Company and any officer, director, director nominee, or
persons who own in excess of 5% of the Companys stock, or any of their respective family members.
The policy requires officers and directors to annually complete a Company questionnaire designed to
obtain information about
potential related person transactions. Under the Companys Corporate Code of Conduct
applicable to all officers and directors, such persons have a duty to disclose potential conflicts
of interest to the Companys Chief Executive or Chief Financial Officer or to the Board. When
related person transactions or potential transactions are identified by these or any other method,
they are referred for review to the Nominating and Governance Committee if the transaction involves
a director, or to the Audit/Finance Committee in all other cases.
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The policy requires the appropriate Committee to take into account the extent of the related
persons interest in the transaction; the benefits of the transaction to the Company; whether the
terms of the transaction are no less favorable than could be obtained in arms-length dealings with
an unrelated third party under similar circumstances; the aggregate value of the transaction;
whether the transaction involves a conflict of interest; the impact the transaction could have on
the independence of a director if it involves a director or an immediate family member of the
director; as well as any other factors that the Committee deems appropriate to its review.
On-going related person transactions are subject to annual review under the policy. The
policy also provides standing pre-approvals for the following transactions:
| compensation paid to an officer or director if approved by the Compensation Committee; | ||
| grants of equity awards to any executive officer or director if made under the Companys existing equity plans or future plans that receive shareholder approval; | ||
| interests that arise solely from participation in a Company employee benefit plan that is maintained for the general benefit of all Company employees; | ||
| interests that arise solely from stock ownership if all other owners benefit pro rata; and | ||
| any transaction with another company if the related persons only relationship with that company is as a non-officer employee, director or owner of less than 10% of that company. |
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Our Board of Directors must have at least a majority of independent directors. Under the
Nasdaq rules applicable to us, in order for a director to be deemed independent, the Board must
determine that the individual does not have a relationship which in the Boards opinion would
interfere with the individuals exercise of independent judgment in carrying out his or her
responsibilities as a director. Under this definition the following persons are prohibited from
being deemed independent: (i) any executive officer or employee of the Company; (ii) any director
who was employed by the Company during the past three years; (iii) a director who received or has a
family member who received compensation from the Company in excess of $120,000, other than
compensation for the directors service as a director or the family members employment as a
non-executive employee of the Company, or benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan or
non-discretionary compensation; (iv) a director who is a family member of a person who is or during
the past three years has been an executive officer of the Company; (v) a director who is or has a
family member who is either a partner, controlling shareholder or executive officer in any
organization that currently or in the past three years has made payments to or received payments
from the Company for property or services that exceed $200,000 or 5% of the recipients
consolidated gross revenue for the year, whichever is more, except under certain limited
circumstances specifically prescribed by the Nasdaq rule; (vi) a director of the Company who is or
has a family member who is employed as an executive officer of another entity where, during the
past three years, any of the Companys executive officers served on the compensation committee of
such other entity; or (vii) a director who is or has a family member who is a current partner of
the Companys outside auditor, or was a partner or employee of the Companys outside auditor and
worked on the Companys audit at any time during the past three years.
Applying this standard, the Board has determined that Messrs. Crawley, Duke, Grimshaw,
Hisrich, Siegenthaler and Tangun, all incumbent board members, are independent within the meaning
of the Nasdaq standards for board service. In its deliberations on independence, the Board
considered among other factors, the stock ownership position held by Mr. Siegenthaler in the
Company since it is in excess of 10%, and the customer-vendor relationships between Mr. Grimshaws
employer and the Company which involve only immaterial dollar amounts.
Item 14. | Principal Accounting Fees and Services |
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Audit Committee has selected HoganTaylor, LLP (HoganTaylor) as the independent public
accountants to perform an integrated audit of our financial statements for the fiscal year ending
October 31, 2011. HoganTaylor audited
the Companys financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010.
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AUDIT FEES AND SERVICES
The following table sets forth the fees for professional services rendered during fiscal 2010
and fiscal 2009 by the Companys registered public accounting firm, HoganTaylor:
Fiscal 2010 | Fiscal 2009 | |||||||
Audit Fees(1) |
$ | 118,500 | $ | 90,000 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees(2) |
9,675 | 9,000 | ||||||
Tax Fees |
| | ||||||
All Other Fees(3) |
22,230 | | ||||||
Total Fees: |
$ | 150,405 | $ | 99,000 |
(1) | Includes audit of our annual financial statements and review of our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as services that are normally provided by the Companys independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements and services that generally only the independent registered public accounting firm can reasonably provide, such as comfort letters, statutory audits, attest services, consents and assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC. | |
(2) | Relates to the audit of the Companys 401(k) retirement plan and analysis of the FASB Interpretation No. 48 clarifying certain aspects of accounting for uncertain tax positions, including issues related to the disclosure, recognition and measurement of those tax positions. | |
(3) | Relates to research into the applicability of state and local sales taxes for various services sold by the Company. |
The Audit/Finance Committee of the Board of Directors has established a written policy to
pre-approve audit and non-audit related services to be provided by the Companys independent
auditor prior to engaging the auditor for such purposes. Pursuant to the policy, the Audit/Finance
Committee will annually review the services and fees that the auditor may provide to the Company
during the following 12 months. Following such review, the Committee will issue a statement to the
Companys Chief Financial Officer as to the general services and fees that the Committee has
pre-approved. The pre-approval generally extends for a period of 12 months or such shorter period
as may be specifically indicated by the Committee. All other services to be performed by the
auditors that are not included in the Committees annual pre-approval statement must be submitted
to the Committee in advance for specific approval.
All
of the services described above under the captions Audit
Fees, Audit Related Fees and Tax Fees
were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the pre-approval
policy.
PART IV
Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules |
(a)(1) All financial statements. The information required by this item is presented under Item 8
of our Original Filing filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2011.
(a)(2) Financial statement schedules. None.
(a)(3) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 10-K/A.
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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February 25, 2011 | By: | /s/ Greg D. Forrest | ||
Greg D. Forrest, Chief Executive Officer and President |
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