Current Report
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 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): July 6, 2009
ZAGG
Incorporated
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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000-52211
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20-2559624
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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3855
South 500 West, Suite J
Salt Lake City, Utah
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84115
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(801)
263-0699
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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
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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On July
6, 2009, our board of directors appointed Mr. Shu Ueyama to serve as a member of
our board of directors and he shall serve in that capacity until the next annual
meeting of the shareholders or until removed by other action as allowed by the
corporate bylaws.
There
were no arrangements or understanding between Mr. Ueyama and any other person
pursuant to which he was selected as a director.
SECTION
9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
ZAGG
Incorporated
By:
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BRANDON T. O’BRIEN
Brandon
T. O’Brien
Chief
Financial Officer
Date:
July 8,
2009
Founding
Member of Sony Walkman Joins Board of ZAGG Inc.
Shu
Ueyama Brings Experience and Connections to Directing Body of Leading Accessory
Producer
SALT LAKE
CITY, Jul 06, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ZAGG Inc. (OTCBB: ZAGG), a publicly traded
leading producer of mobile electronics accessories including the award-winning
invisibleSHIELD(TM) and ZAGGaudio(TM) brands, announces the appointment of Shu
Ueyama of Japan, 64, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Ueyama joins ZAGG with
decades of high-level experience in the tech industry, as well as an extensive
network of business and political connections.
Mr.
Ueyama is currently the President of Ueyama and Associates, Inc., an
international consulting firm that has provided tie-up deals and coordination
for major international clients, including Virgin Group, BBDO Worldwide, and
ebank. He represented Lady Margaret Thatcher in Japan throughout the 1990s,
where he was able to establish a massive network of corporate and political
connections. As a senior executive at Sony Corporation, Mr. Ueyama was
personally in charge of branding the influential Sony Walkman. Now celebrating
its 30
th
anniversary year,
the Sony Walkman brand continues to be a strong presence in the electronics
market, and has influenced the revolution of handheld devices.
"Shu
Ueyama is a wonderful addition to ZAGG, and we are very fortunate to have such a
knowledgeable and well-connected new member of our board," said Robert G.
Pedersen II, President and CEO of ZAGG. "His contacts and influence around the
globe will be very useful to ZAGG's international expansion, and his long-time
expertise in the tech industry will improve every aspect of our efforts moving
forward. Shu's proven experience with branding the Sony Walkman will be
invaluable to ZAGG's worldwide branding, including the invisibleSHIELD(TM),
ZAGGaudio(TM), AppSpace.com(TM), ZAGGapps(TM) and future ZAGG
brands."
"I feel
very privileged and honored to be asked to be on the Board of Directors of ZAGG.
I hope that I will be able to contribute to the further growth of ZAGG, and be a
valuable asset in promoting the ZAGG brand and its excellent products,
especially in the Japanese market," said Mr. Ueyama. "ZAGG is a fast moving and
exciting company, and I am very thrilled to be a part of it."
New ZAGG
Board of Directors member Shu Ueyama, at a glance:
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Personally
directed the branding of the influential Sony Walkman when it was
introduced in 1979
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President
of Ueyama and Associates, Inc. since 1981 - has coordinated business
tie-ups for major international clients, including Virgin Group, BBDO
Worldwide, and ebank
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Represented
Lady Margaret Thatcher in Japan for 10 years, beginning in
1990
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Personal
advisor for Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group, since
1987
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General
manager in charge of all marketing for Sony UK,
1971-1981
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Has
translated and published 43 books
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Earned
a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo,
Japan, and graduated from the
Stanford
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Executive
Program at Stanford University Business School in California,
USA.
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For more
information on ZAGG's Board of Directors, or any of their product lines, please
visit www.ZAGG.com.
About
ZAGG Inc.:
ZAGG Inc.
designs, manufactures, and distributes protective clear coverings and
accessories for consumer electronic and hand-held devices, worldwide under the
brand names invisibleSHIELD(TM) and ZAGGaudio(TM). ZAGG has also announced it
will introduce AppSpace.com in summer 2009, an online destination for the
fast-growing mobile app market, combined with the networking power of social
media. The invisibleSHIELD is a protective, high-tech patented film covering,
designed for iPods, laptops, cell phones, digital cameras, PDAs, watch faces,
GPS systems, gaming devices, and other items. The patent-pending
invisibleSHIELD
application of clear protective film covering a device is the first scratch
protection solution of its kind on the market, and has sold millions of units.
Currently, ZAGG offers over 3,000 precision pre-cut designs with a lifetime
replacement warranty through online channels, big box retailers like Best Buy,
resellers, college bookstores, Mac stores and mall kiosks. The company continues
to increase its product lines to offer additional electronic accessories and
services to its tech-savvy customer base. For more product or investor
information, please visit the company's web site at www.ZAGG.com.
Safe
Harbor Statement:
This
release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and such forward-looking statements are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. "Forward-looking statements" describe future expectations,
plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as "may,"
"future," "plan" or "planned," "will" or "should," "expected," "anticipates,"
"draft," "eventually" or "projected." You are cautioned that such statements are
subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future
circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in
the forward-looking statements, including the risks that actual results may
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a
result of various factors, and other risks identified in filings made by the
company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE:
ZAGG Inc.
ZAGG
Inc., Salt Lake City
Media
Contact:
Nathan
Nelson, 801-263-0699, ext. 107
nnelson@zagg.com
Investor
Relations:
Brandon
O'Brien, CFO, 801-263-0699, ext. 122
brandon@zagg.com
Copyright
Business Wire 2009