UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 |
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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): April 7, 2008 |
Motorola, Inc. |
(Exact Name of Registrant |
as Specified in Charter) |
DELAWARE |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-7221 | 36-1115800 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
1303 East Algonquin Road | ||
Schaumburg, Illinois | 60196 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (847) 576-5000
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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 April 7, 2008, pursuant to an agreement (the Agreement), dated April 7, 2008, by and among Motorola, Inc. (the Company), Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, High River Limited Partnership, Carl C. Icahn, William R. Hambrecht and Keith A. Meister (collectively, the Icahn Group), the Company expanded its board of directors (the Board) to fourteen members and appointed Mr. Meister, a managing director of the Icahn investment funds and principal executive officer of Icahn Enterprises L.P., as a director effective immediately. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Board also nominated Mr. Meister and William R. Hambrecht for election as directors at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
In addition, pursuant to the Agreement,
Mr. Meister has, since August 2003, served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NYSE: IEP), a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment management, metals, real estate and home fashion. From August 2003 through March 2006, Mr. Meister also served as Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., and since March 2006, Mr. Meister has served as Principal Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. Since November 2004, Mr. Meister has been a Managing Director of Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages third party private investment funds. Since June 2002, Mr. Meister has served as senior investment analyst of High River Limited Partnership, an entity primarily engaged in the business of holding and investing in securities. Mr. Meister also serves on the boards of directors of the following companies: XO Holdings, Inc., WCI Communities, Inc., and Federal-Mogul Corporation. With respect to each company mentioned above, Mr. Icahn, directly or indirectly, either (i) controls such company or (ii) has an interest in such company through the ownership of securities. Mr. Meister received an A.B. in government, cum laude, from Harvard College in 1995.
Mr. Meister will receive the standard compensation received by non-employee directors. These compensation arrangements will be described in the Companys definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities Exchange Commission and were described in the Companys preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 5, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The full text of the Agreement is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release announcing these matters is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
Item 8.01. Other Events
In connection with the Agreement, the Company, the Icahn Group and certain other parties thereto entered into a confidentiality agreement, dated April 7, 2008 (the Confidentiality Agreement). The full text of the Confidentiality Agreement is included as Exhibit 99.3 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |||
(d) | Exhibits | |||
Exhibit No. | Description | |||
99.1 | Agreement, dated April 7, 2008, by and among Motorola, Inc., Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners | |||
Master Fund LP, High River Limited Partnership, Carl C. Icahn, William R. Hambrecht and Keith | ||||
A. Meister | ||||
99.2 | Press Release, dated April 7, 2008 | |||
99.3 | Confidentiality Agreement, dated April 7, 2008, by and among Motorola, Inc., Icahn Partners LP, | |||
Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, High River Limited Partnership, Carl C. Icahn, William R. | ||||
Hambrecht and Keith A. Meister |
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.
MOTOROLA, INC. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
By: /s/ Paul J. Liska______________________ | ||||||
Name: | Paul J. Liska | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief | |||||
Financial Officer | ||||||
Dated: April 7, 2008 |
EXHIBIT INDEX | ||
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Agreement, dated April 7, 2008, by and among Motorola, Inc., Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners | |
Master Fund LP, High River Limited Partnership, Carl C. Icahn, William R. Hambrecht and Keith | ||
A. Meister | ||
99.2 | Press Release, dated April 7, 2008 | |
99.3 | Confidentiality Agreement, dated April 7, 2008, by and among Motorola, Inc., Icahn Partners LP, | |
Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, High River Limited Partnership, Carl C. Icahn, William R. | ||
Hambrecht and Keith A. Meister |