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): December 5, 2013
SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-32432 | 30-0041666 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
8125 Highwoods Palm Way
Tampa, Florida 33647
Telephone: (813) 637-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants’ principal executive offices)
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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 December 5, 2013, Syniverse Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), announced that Mr. Scott A. Hatfield, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Strategic Technology Projects, will terminate his employment with the Company on January 3, 2014 (the “Separation Date”). The Company and Mr. Hatfield have entered into a general release and separation agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Hatfield will receive the severance benefits set forth in his previously-filed employment agreement dated as of November 14, 2011, except that, with respect to payment of his annual bonus for fiscal year 2013, he will receive the greater of (i) his target bonus (70% of his base salary), or (ii) the bonus that he would have earned in accordance with the Company’s annual incentive plan.
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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.
December 5, 2013
SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
By: | /s/ Laura E. Binion | |||
Name: | Laura E. Binion | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||
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