UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
 

FORM 8-K

 
CURRENT REPORT
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 14, 2010 (January 9, 2010)
 
 
 
INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENCE, INC.
 
 
 
 
000-27385
(Commission File Number)
     
  Indiana
(State or O ther J urisdiction
of I ncorporation)
    35-1933097
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
   7601 Interactive Way
Indianapolis, IN 46278
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
     
(317) 872-3000
(Registrant’s 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:
 
[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17   CFR 230.425)
 
[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) 
 
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) 
 
[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 
 
 
 
 
 

 



 
 

 
Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 (e)   Compensatory Arrangement s of Named Executive Officers.

2010 Executive Compensation
 
On January 9, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Interactive Intelligence, Inc. (the “Company”) approved annual compensation arrangements, for the year beginning January 1, 2010, for those “Named Executive Officers” included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2009, as follows:
 
Name
Title/Position
Donald E. Brown, M.D.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
Stephen R. Head
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Administration,
Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
   
Gary R. Blough
Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales
   
Pamela J. Hynes
Vice President, Communications as a Service and Education
   
Joseph A. Staples
Chief Marketing Officer
 
The 2010 base salaries for each of the Named Executive Officers are as follows: Dr Brown, $361,500; Mr. Head, $242,500; Mr. Blough, $217,000; Ms. Hynes, $191,000; and Mr. Staples, $227,000. For purposes of the 2010 compensation arrangements, "non-GAAP" means excluding stock option expense.

Dr. Brown and Mr. Head are eligible for a Company Performance Bonus.  The bonus is earned and paid quarterly based on the percentage of actual year-to-date non-GAAP operating income margin compared to a target margin of 10%. For the first three quarters of the year, payments are limited to a margin of 10%. Payments for the second, third and fourth quarters are calculated based on amounts earned less payments made in prior quarters. No bonus will be paid if the Company’s year-to-date non-GAAP operating income margin as of the end of the applicable quarter is less than 5%. If the actual annual non-GAAP operating income margin equals the 10% target margin, Dr. Brown and Mr. Head will earn an aggregate bonus of $200,000 and $140,000, respectively, for 2010.

Mr. Blough is eligible for bonuses earned and paid quarterly based on achieving year-to-date sales and marketing non-GAAP operating profit targets, with a bonus based on North American results and a bonus based on results for the rest of the world. Mr. Blough is also eligible for a bonus earned and paid quarterly based on achieving year-to-date order growth targets in specified countries. For the first three quarters of the year, payments are limited to the targeted amounts.  Payments for the second, third and fourth quarters are calculated based on amounts earned less payments made in prior quarters. No bonus will be paid if the Company does not report non-GAAP operating income for the applicable quarter.  If the actual annual non-GAAP operating profit and order growth amounts equal the annual targeted amounts, Mr. Blough will earn an aggregate bonus of $200,000 for 2010.

Ms. Hynes is eligible for bonuses earned and paid quarterly based on achieving year-to-date non-GAAP operating profit targets, with a bonus based on each of (i) communications as a service (CaaS) and (ii) education services. Ms. Hynes is also eligible for bonuses earned and paid quarterly based on achieving year-to-date order volume targets, with a bonus based on orders from the Company's CaaS initiative in North America and a bonus based on order volume from the Company’s CaaS initiative in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For the first three quarters of the year, payments are limited to the targeted amounts.  Payments for the second, third and fourth quarters are calculated based on amounts earned less payments made in prior quarters. No bonus will be paid if the Company does not report non-GAAP operating income for the applicable quarter.  If the actual annual non-GAAP operating profit and order volume amounts equal the annual targeted amounts, Ms. Hynes will earn an aggregate bonus of $75,000 for 2010.
 
Mr. Staples is eligible for a bonus earned and paid quarterly based on achieving year-to-date worldwide sales and marketing non-GAAP operating profit targets. Mr. Staples is also eligible for bonuses earned and paid quarterly based on (i) achieving year-to-date order growth in specified countries and (ii) based on order growth for specified products. For the first three quarters of the year, payments are limited to the targeted amounts. Payments for the second, third and fourth quarters are calculated based on amounts earned less payments made in prior quarters. No bonus will be paid if the Company does not report non-GAAP operating income for the applicable quarter.  If the actual annual non-GAAP operating profit and order growth amounts equal the annual targeted amounts, Mr. Staples will earn an aggregate bonus of $100,000 for 2010.
 
- 2 -


 
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.
 
Interactive Intelligence, Inc.
(Registrant)
                 
                 
Date:    January 14, 2010
By:
/s/     Stephen R. Head         
Stephen R. Head
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Administration,
Secretary and Treasurer

- 3 -

Interactive Intelligence Grp., Inc. (NASDAQ:ININ)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2024 to Jun 2024 Click Here for more Interactive Intelligence Grp., Inc. Charts.
Interactive Intelligence Grp., Inc. (NASDAQ:ININ)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2023 to Jun 2024 Click Here for more Interactive Intelligence Grp., Inc. Charts.