Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)
July 10 2015 - 3:32PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July 8, 2015 (July 1, 2015)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Summer Infant, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-33346 |
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20-1994619 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1275 Park East Drive
Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(401) 671-6550
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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))
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On July 6, 2015, Summer Infant, Inc. (the Company) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report the resignation of Carol E. Bramson, a former director of the Company (the Initial Form 8-K). The Company provided to Ms. Bramson, through her counsel, a copy of the Initial Form 8-K on July 6, 2015. This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed pursuant to Item 5.02(a)(3)(iii) of Form 8-K in order to file as an exhibit a letter received from Ms. Bramson on July 8, 2015 (the Response Letter) pursuant to the opportunity to respond to the Initial Form 8-K granted to her under Item 5.02(a)(3)(ii) of Form 8-K. The Company disagrees with the assertions in the Response Letter which appear unrelated to her resignation from the Board, which resignation was demanded by the Company and was not forthcoming until the Company threatened to request that the Companys stockholders consider and vote upon a proposal to remove her for cause as a director. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A supplements and is incorporated by reference into the Initial Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Description |
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17.1 |
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Response letter of Carol E. Bramson dated July 8, 2015. |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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SUMMER INFANT, INC. |
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Date: July 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Robert Stebenne |
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Name: |
Robert Stebenne |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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17.1 |
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Response letter of Carol E. Bramson dated July 8, 2015. |
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Exhibit 17.1
CAROL E. BRAMSON
July 8, 2015
Via Electronic Mail
Dan Almagor
Chairman of the Board
Summer Infant, Inc.
1275 Park East Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Dear Dan:
I am writing with regard to the Report filed by Summer Infant, Inc. (Summer or Company) on Form 8-K and forwarded to me through counsel on July 6, 2015 (the 8-K Report). SEC Form 8-K Item 5.02(a) required that Summer describe the circumstances representing the disagreement with management which led to my resignation as a director. The 8-K Report fails to do that. The 8-K Report is also inaccurate and incomplete in other respects as discussed below.
As the Board and the Management team are aware, my resignation resulted from a disagreement with the Company on matters relating to the Companys operation, policies and practices. I addressed my concerns regarding the Companys operations and practices to the Companys counsel in late March, and I wrote to the Board regarding my concerns on June 5, 2015. A copy of my June 5, 2015 letter is attached and incorporated herein. In that letter, I also noted my disagreement with the Companys action filing suit against me and a number of other defendants, which suit was brought without any inquiry having been made of me regarding the accuracy of the allegations contained in the suit. I requested that the Board appoint a special committee of independent directors or, if necessary, outside professionals to investigate the issues I had identified, including whether pursuit of litigation was in the best interests of the Companys shareholders. You responded to my letter on June 10. Your response made clear that you disagreed with my position regarding the Boards actions and would not appoint an independent committee, although you did not explain why or how declining to conduct an independent review would be consistent with good governance. You concluded your response by requesting my resignation from the Board. The 8-K Report fails to acknowledge this clearly-articulated disagreement regarding Company operations which led to my resignation. Rather, the Report inaccurately suggests that the Boards June 29 request that I resign resulted solely from the allegations in Summers Complaint, which had been filed a month earlier, and ignores my June 5 letter to the Board.
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The 8-K Report also is misleading and inaccurate in that it purports to describe my resignation letter, but notably omits the fact that in that letter I specifically denied the breach of fiduciary duty and other allegations lodged against me by Summer in its Complaint. The omitted statements are (1) that I always acted in the best interests of the Company consistent with my duties to the Company, (2) that I have not formed a new company to compete with Summer, and (3) that I have not used any confidential information of Summers to compete with Summer. Although Summer continues to propagate its story that I and others have somehow conspired against the Company, the 8-K Report should also be amended to properly reflect that I denied those allegations in my resignation letter.
Finally, the 8-K Report improperly states that I declined to present [my] case, or otherwise defend [my] conduct at the upcoming shareholder meeting. This statement suggests that the reason I elected to resign was that I was not willing to defend my conduct as a director of the Company. That is not true. I have made clear since at least March my disagreement with certain actions the Company has taken and its governance. In light of the Boards unwillingness to investigate and address those actions, I have resigned. I have no interest in remaining part of the Board under these circumstances. Moreover, although I am fully prepared to defend myself against the unfounded allegations that the Company has asserted against me in the pending litigation, it is not in my interest or the interest of the Companys shareholders that those issues be argued in the context of a shareholder meeting.
I expect Summer will comply with its obligation under Item 5.02(a) to file this letter with its attachment as an amendment to the 8-K Report to properly disclose my disagreement with the Company with respect to its operations, policies, and practices.
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Very truly yours, |
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/s/ Carol Bramson |
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Carol Bramson |
Enclosure
cc: Summer Infant Board of Directors
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CAROL E. BRAMSON
June 5, 2015
Dear Directors,
Prior to my resignation as CEO, I spoke with outside corporate counsel in late March about certain Board actions and whether those actions presented governance issues for the Company. Among other things, I addressed statements recently published by the Board, instances of the Boards direct involvement in Company management, and the level of Board-directed expenses. Following those discussions, I understood that a Special Meeting of the Board would be called to address the issues I had identified and that counsel would coordinate with the Chairman to set up that meeting. To date, that meeting, which counsel agreed was appropriate and necessary, has not been scheduled.
In the meantime, the Company commenced an aggressive and clearly very expensive lawsuit against the principals of Rest Devices and others, including me, the cost of which is clearly not warranted. Not only does the Company bear its own significant legal fees, it also must potentially pay the expenses of the defendants if it cannot prevail on its claims. In addition to the costs of the suit, the distraction and public airing of this intra-company disagreement is prejudicial to the Company and its ability to deliver results for its shareholders.
As a director and shareholder, knowing what I do about the merits of the claims asserted, I do not see how bringing this suit could possibly be in the best interests of the Company or its shareholders. I fully expect that an independent analysis and assessment of the claims in the action would reveal that the litigation is neither necessary nor warranted, and that to the extent any legitimate interests of the Company are being threatened, there are other, less expensive and more efficient ways to protect those interests.
For these reasons, I ask that the Board appoint a special committee of independent directors who can look into, and assume plenary responsibility for, the litigation and other issues raised above. If there are no sitting directors who are independent with respect to all these issues, I submit that the Board should appoint a special committee of independent, outside professionals to conduct the necessary investigative and oversight work. To do so would be the only way we can discharge our collective fiduciary duty in a manner free of real or perceived bias, and would also minimize the risk of shareholder action against the Company and the Board.
I ask that the Chairman place this important item on the Boards agenda, and promptly schedule a special meeting so we can vote on the appointment of a special committee to assume responsibility as set forth above.
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Very truly yours, |
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/s/ Carol Bramson |
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Carol Bramson |
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