UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 21, 2009
HEELYS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other
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Commission File No.: 001-33182 |
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75-2880496
(IRS Employer
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3200 Belmeade Drive, Suite 100, Carrollton, Texas 75006
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(214) 390-1831
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement . |
Effective as of August 21, 2009, Heelys, Inc. (the Company), its former Chief Executive Officer, its former Chief Financial Officer, its directors who signed the Companys registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Companys December 7, 2006 initial public offering (IPO), Capital Southwest Corporation, Capital Southwest Venture Corporation and the underwriters for the IPO, entered into a Compromise and Settlement Agreement (the Settlement Agreement) with individual shareholder Carl Dick, settling all disputes and claims between the parties arising from a lawsuit originally filed on May 16, 2008 by Mr. Dick (the Lawsuit) in the County Court of Law No. 1, Dallas County, Texas (the Court). The Company disclosed the proposed settlement of the Lawsuit in its Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2009 for its fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009.
The Settlement Agreement requires the Company to pay Mr. Dick an aggregate sum of $5,250,000 ($2,500,000 was paid on August 25, 2009 and the remaining $2,750,000 must be paid on or before December 1, 2009). The Companys insurance policies have funded $2,500,000 of this amount and will fund an additional $252,727. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Mr. Dick agreed to dismiss the Lawsuit with prejudice and to release all claims relating to the subject matter of the Lawsuit. On August 28, 2009, Mr. Dicks counsel filed with the Court a Notice of Non-Suit with Prejudice to dismiss the Lawsuit. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and the terms thereof are incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits . |
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Exhibits. |
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10.1 |
Compromise and Settlement Agreement, effective as of August 21, 2009. |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
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Heelys, Inc. |
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Date: September 1, 2009 |
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/s/ Lisa K. Peterson |
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Lisa K. Peterson |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Compromise and Settlement Agreement, effective as of August 21, 2009. |
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Exhibit 10.1
CAUSE NO. 08-4526
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CARL DICK,
Plaintiff,
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HEELYS, INC., et al.
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IN THE COUNTY COURT
AT LAW NO. 1
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS |
COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
ON THIS DAY, Plaintiff Carl Dick has agreed with Defendants Heelys, Inc. (Heelys), Michael G. Staffaroni, Michael W. Hessong, Patrick F. Hamner, Roger R. Adams, Richard E. Middlekauff, Samuel B. Ligon, the estate of William R. Thomas, James T. Kindley, Jeffrey G. Peterson, Capital Southwest Corporation, Capital Southwest Venture Corporation, Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. n/k/a J.P Morgan Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, L.L.C. n/k/a Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., and CIBC World Markets Corp (collectively, Defendants; Dick and Defendants are collectively the Parties) for the compromise and settlement of all disputes and claims between them, as follows:
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DATED: August 21, 2009.
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/s/ CARL DICK |
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CARL DICK |
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HEELYS, INC, |
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/s/ LISA PETERSON |
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By: LISA PETERSON |
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Title: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |
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/s/ ROGER ADAMS |
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ROGER ADAMS |
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/s/ PATRICK F. HAMNER |
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PATRICK F. HAMNER |
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/s/ MICHAEL W. HESSONG |
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MICHAEL W. HESSONG |
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/s/ RICHARD E. MIDDLEKAUFF |
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RICHARD E. MIDDLEKAUFF |
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/s/ MICHAEL G. STAFFARONI |
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MICHAEL G. STAFFARONI |
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/s/ SAMUEL B. LIGON |
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SAMUEL B. LIGON |
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/s/ WILLIAM R. THOMAS II, EXECUTOR |
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THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM R. THOMAS |
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/s/ JAMES T. KINDLEY |
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JAMES T. KINDLEY |
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/s/ JEFFREY G. PETERSON |
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JEFFREY G. PETERSON |
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CAPITAL SOUTHWEST VENTURE CORPORATION |
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/s/ GARY L. MARTIN |
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By: GARY L. MARTIN |
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Title: PRESIDENT |
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CAPITAL SOUTHEST CORPORATION |
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/s/ GARY L. MARTIN |
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By: GARY L. MARTIN |
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Title: PRESIDENT |
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BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC., n/k/a |
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J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. |
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/s/ ORMAN ANDERSON |
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By: ORMAN ANDERSON |
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Title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
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WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, L.L.C. |
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n/k/a WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC |
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/s/ DAVID RICE |
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By: DAVID RICE |
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Title: VICE PRESIDENT ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL |
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J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. |
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/s/ ORMAN ANDERSON |
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By: ORMAN ANDERSON |
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Title: Executive Director |
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CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP. |
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/s/ IAN D. KATZ |
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By: IAN D. KATZ |
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Title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SENIOR COUNSEL |
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