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 23, 2005

 

Evolving Systems, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-24081

 

84-1010843

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

9777 Pyramid Court, Suite 100

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (303) 802-1000

 

N/A
Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report

 

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:

 

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ITEM 1.01                                       ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

 

On December 23, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Evolving Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the 2006 Compensation Plans for Executive Officers and the Board of Directors (collectively, the “Compensation Plans”).

 

2006 Compensation Plans for Executive Officers:   The Compensation Committee approved annual base salary increases of 2% for each Executive Officer.   Effective January 1, 2006, each of the executive officers is eligible to receive annual base salary and incentive compensation as a percentage of his or her base salary, as follows:

 

Name of Executive
Officer

 

Position

 

2006 Annual
Base Salary

 

Potential Incentive
Compensation as a
Percentage of Base
Salary

 

Stephen K. Gartside

 

President & CEO

 

$

280,500

 

75

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brian R. Ervine

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer

 

$

255,000

 

60

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thaddeus Dupper

 

Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing

 

$

229,500

 

60
Mr. Dupper is also eligible for commission payments of .3% of licenses and professional services

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anita T. Moseley

 

Sr. Vice President & General Counsel

 

$

234,600

 

50

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stuart Cochran

 

Vice President of Activation and Mediation

 

$

207,345

*

40

%

 


* Subject to currency fluctuations; Mr. Cochran resides in the United Kingdom and his salary is payable in the local currency.

 

The  incentive compensation  portion of the Executive Officers’ Compensation Plans provides for the potential payment of quarterly and annual cash bonuses based upon the Company’s  achievement of quarterly and annual revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) targets (collectively “Incentive Targets”) established by the Board of Directors.  These Incentive Targets also serve as the basis for incentive compensation payable to certain non-executive employees of the Company. Generally, employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (excluding Evolving Systems Networks India Private Limited) are eligible to participate in the Incentive Compensation Plan if they do not participate in a group incentive plan or receive commissions; incentive compensation is a percentage of the employee’s base salary, ranging from 4% to 75% of base salary.  In the event the Company exceeds quarterly and/or annual Incentive Targets, and the Company has achieved its year-to-date Incentive Targets, an employee’s quarterly and/or annual incentive compensation amount may exceed these percentages, but cannot exceed 150% of the employee’s potential incentive compensation.

 

Each executive officer enters into an annual compensation agreement with the Company, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 10.1.

 

2006 Compensation Plan for the Board of Directors

 

No changes were made to the cash compensation payable to the Board of Directors.  Compensation is payable as follows:

 

 

 

Annual
retainer
(payable in
quarterly
increments)

 

Cash
compensation
per in person
meeting

 

Cash
compensation
per telephone
meeting
(lasting
more than
1
¤2 hour)

 

Annual cash
compensation
for
Committee
membership

 

Additional
annual cash
compensation
for
Chairperson

 

Board of Directors

 

$

10,000

 

$

1,500

 

$

500

 

 

 

$

4,000

 

Audit Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,000

 

$

4,000

 

Compensation Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,500

 

$

1,500

 

Governance & Nominating Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,500

 

$

1,500

 

 

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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.

 

Dated: December 29, 2005

 

Evolving Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ ANITA T. MOSELEY

 

 

 

Anita T. Moseley

 

 

Sr. Vice President & General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

10.1

 

Form 2006 Compensation Plan for Evolving Systems’ Executive Officers

 

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