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): July 28, 2011
Openwave Systems Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-16073 | 94-3219054 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2100 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City, California 94063
(Address of principal executive offices)
(408) 480-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 28, 2011, the Board of Directors of Openwave Systems Inc. elected Peter A. Feld as a Class III director of Openwave, which class of directors shall serve until the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Feld was also appointed to the company’s the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Special Projects Committee.
As a non-employee director of Openwave, Mr. Feld will be entitled to compensation that Openwave pays to its non-employee directors, which is as follows:
| 1. | Cash compensation: (1) a $25,000 annual retainer; (2) an additional annual retainer in the amount of $5,000 for service on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; (3) if he is appointed to one of the Board’s other standing committee’s in the future, an additional retainer (Audit Committee $15,000, and Compensation Committee $9,000); and (4) he will also be entitled to receive a per meeting fee of $1,500 for any non-standing committee of the Board of which he is a member, including, but not limited to, the Special Projects Committee. In addition, if Mr. Feld is appointed as a chairperson of a committee, he will receive additional cash compensation as described in Openwave’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2010, under the caption “Director Compensation.” |
| 2. | Equity Compensation: Mr. Feld will receive stock options and restricted stock awards as described in Openwave’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2010, under the caption “Director Compensation.” |
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.
| Openwave Systems Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Bruce K. Posey | |||
| Name: | Bruce K. Posey | |||
| Title: | General Counsel | |||
Dated: August 3, 2011