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3-Feb-2009
Change in Directors or Principal Officers
(d) On January 28, 2009, Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (the "Company") recognized
the election of William M. Adams, Christopher J. Davino, Jack Jacobs and Bruce
Steinberg (collectively, the "New Directors") as Directors of the Company. On
January 16, 2009, Sellers Capital LLC ("Sellers Capital"), the Company's largest
shareholder, delivered sufficient consents of the Company's shareholders to
elect the New Directors, and IVS Associates, Inc., the Company's independent
inspector of elections, certified the vote on January 28, 2009, confirming the
election of the New Directors to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board").
Except for being nominated by Sellers Capital and certain of its affiliates,
none of the New Directors was selected as a Director pursuant to any arrangement
or understanding with any other person, and none of them has any reportable
transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The Company's Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee has been directed by the Board to review
compensation for the New Directors and the Company's existing Directors.
In addition, on January 28, 2009, Mark A. Sellers was elected by the Board as
non-executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Sellers will receive no compensation
from the Company in connection with his service in this position.
On the same date, the Board reconstituted its committees as follows: the
Audit Committee consists of Alan B. Reed, William M. Adams and Jack Jacobs, with
Mr. Reed as Chairman; the Compensation Committee consists of Bruce Steinberg,
Mark A. Sellers, Mark A. Hugh Sam and N. Nick Cretan, with Mr. Steinberg as
Chairman; and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee consists of Jack
Jacobs, Mark A. Sellers, Mark A. Hugh Sam and Douglas Banker, with Mr. Jacobs as
Chairman. The Board also formed a Sarbanes-Oxley Investigation Committee,
consisting of Jack Jacobs and William M. Adams and chaired by Mr. Jacobs, to
fully investigate the Sarbanes-Oxley allegations that have been made by the
Company's former Director of Internal Audit-Sarbanes-Oxley and any other
financial issues that may come to the Committee's attention in connection with
its review.
(b) The term of Tom Zaller's employment agreement with the Company expired on
January 27, 2009, and Mr. Zaller's employment as the Company's Vice President of
Exhibitions did not continue after that date.
On January 28, 2009, the Board terminated Arnie Geller as the Company's
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
(c) On the same day, the Board appointed Mr. Davino, one of the New
Directors, as the Company's Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. The
Board currently anticipates that Mr. Davino will serve as the Interim President
and Chief Executive Officer for a period of four to six months.
Mr. Davino, age 43, is a Principal and Head of the Corporate Rescue Group of
XRoads Solutions Group, LLC, a corporate restructuring management consulting
company, and has held these positions since 2007. He oversees a national
advisory practice providing strategic, operational and financial advice, interim
and crisis management, and transactional services to middle market companies.
In connection with his appointment as the Interim President and Chief
Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee of the Board has approved
compensation for Mr. Davino in the amount of $35,000 per month and a bonus of up
to $35,000 per month, based on the achievement of certain performance milestones
to be determined by the Compensation Committee. The Company will also pay a fee
of $15,000 per month to XRoads Solutions Group during the time that Mr. Davino
is employed by the Company. The Compensation Committee has been directed by the
Board to finalize with Mr. Davino the terms of his employment.
Except for being recommended as an officer by Sellers Capital and certain of
its affiliates, Mr. Davino was not selected as an officer pursuant to any
arrangement or understanding with any other person, and he does not have any
reportable transactions under Item 401(d) and Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
Effective as of January 28, 2009, the Board amended Sections 1 through 4 of
Article IV of the Company's Bylaws to provide that the Company may have a
non-executive chairman of the Board or an executive chairman of the Board. The
precedent description of the amendments is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is hereby incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Premier Exhibitions, Inc., dated
January 28, 2009.
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