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): May 1, 2012
TIGERLOGIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-16449 | 94-3046892 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
25A Technology Drive Irvine, CA 92618 | ||||
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 442-4400 | ||||
N/A | ||||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||||
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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.
(e) On May 1, 2012, the Board of Directors of TigerLogic Corporation (the “Company”) approved the payment of discretionary cash bonuses to Richard W. Koe, the Company's Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas G. Lim, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, and Gerald F. Chew, the Company's Senior Vice President of Corporate and Product Development, in the amount of $53,000 each; and to John H. Bramley, the Company's Vice President of Operations, in the amount of $40,000. The bonuses were approved in connection with the Compensation Committee's and Board of Directors' evaluation of each individual officer's performance and the Company's overall performance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.
In addition, also on May 1, 2012, the Board of Directors approved stock option awards to Mr. Lim and Mr. Bramley to purchase up to 25,000 shares and 20,000 shares, respectively, of the Company's common stock under the Company's 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and a standard of form of agreement thereunder. In accordance with the Company's policy, the grant date for this option is May 1, 2012 and the exercise price of the option is $2.20 per share, which is the market closing price of the Company's common stock on May 1, 2012. The shares subject to the options vest monthly over a two year period.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
TIGERLOGIC CORPORATION
Dated: May 3, 2012 By: /s/ Thomas Lim
Thomas Lim
Chief Financial Officer