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26-Nov-2008
Change in Directors or Principal Officers
On November 24, 2008, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of MakeMusic, Inc.
(the "Company") accepted the resignation of John Paulson from his positions as
co-Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board. The Board has approved
retaining Mr. Paulson as a consultant to the Company through July 7, 2009 for an
aggregate fee of $50,000. While the parties are negotiating the terms of a final
separation agreement, the Board has approved the following material terms
subject to the receipt of a release of claims from Mr. Paulson:
• Mr. Paulson will receive a separation payment beginning in July 2009 in the
aggregate amount of approximately $183,000;
• the vesting of most of Mr. Paulson's options will be accelerated and the expiration of his options will be extended such that Mr. Paulson will be eligible to exercise options to purchase an aggregate of 148,800 shares until December 31, 2009 and an additional 89,700 shares until July 6, 2010, at exercise prices ranging from $2.27 to $10.20 per share; and
• Mr. Paulson will also be entitled to receive accrued paid time off and any bonuses that may accrue during the year ending December 31, 2008.
On November 24, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously approved
the appointment of Ronald B. Raup to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Raup has served as the Company's Co-Chief Executive Officer since
December 10, 2007. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since
September 2004 and was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer of the Company in
September 2005. In October 2006, Mr. Raup was appointed President and Chief
Operating Officer. Mr. Raup had previously served as the Company's President and
Chief Operating Officer from 1995 until 1999. Prior to re-joining the Company,
Mr. Raup served as Vice President of Brook Mays Music Company from 1999 until
2005.
Mr. Raup's employment agreement will remain in place, with such increases to
annual base salary and eligibility for incentive payments as previously
disclosed in the Company's Definitive Revised Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
filed April 8, 2008 under the heading "Executive Compensation." Mr. Raup's
employment agreement and the first amendment thereto were filed as Exhibit 10.1
to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 1, 2007 and Exhibit 10.2
to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 7, 2008,
respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Paulson's resignation and Mr. Raup's
appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements: None.
(b) Pro forma financial information: None.
(c) Shell company transactions: None.
(d) Exhibits:
99.1 Press release dated November 24, 2008
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