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5-Jan-2009
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits
(b)(e) On December 31, 2008, Stephen Brown notified the Board of Directors (the "Board") of IDT Corporation (the "Registrant or "IDT") of his decision to retire as the Registrant's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Brown's resignation (the "Resignation") was accepted by the Board of Directors on December 31, 2008. In connection with the Resignation, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved a severance payment of $319,000 ($300,000 of which has already been paid) and the entry into a consulting arrangement with Mr. Brown under which he will receive $250,000 per year for the next five years in exchange for Mr. Brown's consulting services to be provided to the Registrant.
(c) On December 31, 2008, the Board appointed Bill Pereira, age 43, as the Registrant's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (the "Appointment") effective January 2, 2009. Prior to the Appointment, Mr. Pereira served as the Registrant's Executive Vice President of Finance. Since joining the Registrant in 2001, Mr. Pereira has served the Registrant in many capacities including as Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant's subsidiaries IDT Capital and Winstar Communications. Mr. Pereira initially joined the Registrant when the Registrant bought Horizon Global Trading, a financial software firm, where he was a managing partner. Prior to Horizon, Mr. Pereira worked for a number of companies in the financial sector, including UBS, SBC Warburg and Prudential Financial. Mr. Pereira received an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a B.S. from Rutgers University.
In connection with the Appointment, Mr. Pereira's annual salary was increased to $435,000 per year and the Registrant agreed to guarantee Mr. Pereira a severance of $600,000 should he be terminated without cause or should he resign for good reason. The parties are currently negotiating an employment agreement outlining such terms.
A copy of the press release issued by the Registrant concerning the foregoing is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Document
99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated January 5, 2009
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