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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 14, 2010
Motricity, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34781 | 20-1059798 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
601 108th Avenue Northeast
Suite 800
Bellevue, WA 98004
98004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(425) 957-6200
(Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 20, 2010, Motricity issued a press release announcing that Axiata, one of the largest telecommunications conglomerates in the Asia Pacific region with approximately 150 million mobile subscribers in ten countries, had selected Motricity as its preferred provider of mobile data services across its carrier group throughout Asia. Additionally, the company announced that Dialog, Robi, and Hello, leading Carriers in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Cambodia Select Motricity to be Exclusive Provider of Mobile Data Services. A copy of the press release is attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
As previously disclosed, on December 14, 2010, the lock-up agreements entered into in connection with Motricitys initial public offering, expired. Upon expiration of the lock-ups, the companys executive officers vested in a portion of certain restricted stock grants. This constituted a taxable event and the executive officers had shares withheld by Motricity to cover required tax withholding and sold additional common shares, in part for tax planning purposes. Details regarding the vesting of the grants to the companys executive officers is more fully described in the companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-164471) which was declared effective on June 17, 2010.
The following table shows shares and options to purchase shares held by each executive officer as of December 20, 2010, following closure of the trading window on December 17, 2010.
Shares
and Options Held Currently as of Dec 20, 2010 (vested and unvested) |
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Ryan K. Wuerch |
1,670,337 | |||
Jim Smith |
276,114 | |||
James Ryan |
160,418 | |||
Allyn P. Hebner |
139,792 | |||
Richard E. Leigh, Jr. |
84,358 | |||
Total |
2,331,019 |
Each executive officer has entered into a Sales Plan under Rule 10b5-1 to sell additional shares for tax and other financial planning purposes for the period through December 31, 2011. The number of shares sold, if any, under each executives Sales Plan is dependent upon how the trading price of the companys common shares varies over the period and certain other criteria, including a minimum price threshold specified by each executive in his Sales Plan. Any sales of shares under these Sales Plans and any additional shares withheld to cover tax withholding for future quarterly vesting of restricted stock will be reported as required by applicable U.S. federal securities law.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated December 20, 2010. |
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.
MOTRICITY, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
December 20, 2010 |
By: | /s/ Richard E. Leigh, Jr. | ||||
(Date) |
Richard E. Leigh, Jr. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated December 20, 2010. |