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ASURE SOFTWARE INC Annual Report 2003

Nov 26, 2003

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================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K/A (Mark One) X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 --- OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 ---- OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2003 Commission File Number 0-20008 FORGENT NETWORKS, INC. (f.k.a. VTEL Corporation) (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 74-2415696 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 108 Wild Basin Road Austin, Texas 78746 (Address of principal executive (Zip Code) offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 437-2700 Securities registered pursuant to Section of the Act: None Securities registered pursuant to Section of the Act: Common Stock Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ---- ---- Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No X --- --- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K/A or any amendment to this Form 10-K/A. ( ). The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant as of January 31, 2003 was $30,749,744. For purposes of this computation, all officers, directors and 5% beneficial owners of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed an admission that such officers, directors and beneficial owners are, in fact, affiliates of the registrant. As of October 21, 2003, there were 24,637,547 shares of the registrant's Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE None Forgent Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby amends, as set forth herein, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2003 (the "Company Form 10-K"). The item numbers and responses thereto are in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-K. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Company Form 10-K. PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The Company's Board of Directors consists currently of six directors. Directors are elected for one-year terms and serve until their successors are elected and qualified. All of the executive officers of the Company are full-time employees of the Company. Executive officers of the Company are appointed for a one-year term and serve until their respective successors have been selected and qualified; provided, however, such officers are subject to removal at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. See Item 1 of the Company Form 10-K for a description of the executive officers of the Company. The following is a description of the principal occupations and other employment during the past five years and their directorships in certain companies of the directors of the Company. This information is as reported by the respective directors. Richard N. Snyder, age 59, has served as a director of the Company since December 1997 and was elected chairman of the board in March 2000. In June 2001, Mr. Snyder was elected as president and chief executive officer of the Company. From September 1997 until assuming the positions of president and chief executive officer of the Company, Mr. Snyder served as founder and chief executive officer of Corum Cove Consulting, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in providing strategic guidance to high technology businesses. From 1996 until 1997, Mr. Snyder was the senior vice president of World Wide Sales, Marketing, Service and Support of Compaq Computer Corp., a worldwide computer company. From 1995 until 1996, Mr. Snyder was the senior vice president and general manager of Dell Americas, a computer manufacturer and marketer. Prior to 1995, Mr. Snyder served as group general manager of the Deskjet Products Group of Hewlett Packard. He also serves as a director of Symmetricom, Inc., based in San Jose, California. Kathleen A. Cote, age 54, has served as a director of the Company since December 1999. From May, 2001 through June, 2003, she was chief executive officer of Worldport Communications, Inc., a provider of internet managed services to the European market. In January 1998, Ms. Cote founded Seagrass Partners, a provider of expertise in business planning and strategic development, and served as its president until May, 2001. From November 1996 to January 1998, Ms. Cote served as chief executive officer of Computervision Corporation, an international provider of software for data management and product development software and services. From November 1986 to November 1996, she held various senior management positions with Computervision Corporation. In January 1998, Computervision Corporation was acquired by Parametric Technology Corporation. Ms. Cote is also a director of Radview Corporation and Western Digital Corporation. James H. Wells, age 57, has served as a director of the Company since December 1999. He currently consults with early stage internet start-up companies. Mr. Wells was the senior vice president of marketing and business development of Dazel, a Hewlett Packard enterprise software company, from January 1999 through February 2000. From April 1995 to March 1998, Mr. Wells served as vice president of sales and was a founding officer in the internet streaming company, RealNetworks, Inc. Lou Mazzucchelli, age 47, has served as a director of the Company since February 2002. He is currently a venture partner at Ridgewood Capital, a venture capital firm focusing its investments in the information technology industry. Prior to joining Ridgewood Capital in 2001, Mr. Mazzucchelli was an investment banker at Gerard Klauer Mattison in New York, which he joined in 1996 as their PC and digital media technology analyst. Previously, Mr. Mazzucchelli spent 13 years leading Cadre Technologies, a pioneering computer-aided software engineering tools company that he founded in 1982 and grew to become one of the top 50 U.S. independent software vendors before its sale in 1986. 2 Richard J. Agnich, age 60, has served as a director of the Company since March 2003. He is currently an advisor to technology start-ups, is a trustee of Austin College and chair of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of North Texas. Mr. Agnich is also currently serving as a director of ST Assembly Test Services, Ltd. (STTS, NASDAQ), a leading semiconductor test and assembly service provider headquartered in Singapore. Prior to his retirement in 2000, Mr. Agnich served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary and various other positions at Texas Instruments Incorporated since 1973. Rajko Milovanovic, age 50, has served as a director of the Company since March 2003. He is currently working with Rajko Associates, a company that provides consulting services on corporate strategy. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Milovanovic served as the President of Communications Services, a service line of the Operations Solutions business of EDS, Inc. Prior to joining Communications Services, Mr. Milovanovic was a business manager and manager of software strategy at Texas Instruments from 1999 to 2001. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Milovanovic served as a branch manager and then Chief Operating Officer of Deutsche Telekom Alliance, a strategic alliance between Texas Instruments Incorporated and Deutsche Telekom. Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Company's officers, directors, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of the Company's common stock ("10% Stockholders"), to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ. Such officers, directors and 10% Stockholders are also required by SEC rules to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file. Based solely upon information provided to us by individual officers, directors and 10% Stockholders, we believe that all of these filing requirements were satisfied by the Company's officers, directors, and 10% Stockholders, except as described below: o In September 2002, Ken Kalinoski, the Company's Chief Technology Officer, purchased 20,000 shares of Forgent common stock on the open market. The Form 4 reporting of these purchases was filed late. o On October 17, 2002, each of the executive officers of Forgent, Messrs. Snyder, Peterson, Kalinoski, and Caccamisi were awarded options as show in the table "Option/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal Year." The Form 4 reporting of these purchases was late. POLICIES ON BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT As of the date of this report, the Company has not adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The Company, along with legal counsel, is currently in the process of developing a code of ethics for the above mentioned officers of the Company. Once the Company has adopted a code of ethics, the Company will publish the code of ethics on its website and , as required, disclose in its next annual report the address of the internet website. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT Ms. Kathleen A. Cote is the Chairperson of the Company's Audit Committee. The board of directors has determined that Ms. Cote has the qualifications and experience necessary to serve as an "audit committee financial expert," as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The following table summarizes certain information regarding compensation paid or accrued during each of the Company's last three fiscal years to the Company's chief executive officer and each of the Company's other four most highly compensated executive officers, also referred to as the named executive officers: 3

Stock Option Grants During Fiscal 2003 The following table sets forth information with respect to grants of stock options to purchase common stock pursuant to the Company's equity plans to the Company's chief executive officer and the named executive officers reflected in the Summary Compensation Table above. No stock appreciation rights (SARs) were granted during fiscal 2003 and none were outstanding as of July 31, 2003. 4

Aggregated Stock Option/SAR Exercises During Fiscal 2003 and Stock Option/SAR Values as of July 31, 2003 The following table sets forth information with respect to the Company's chief executive officer and the named executive officers concerning the exercise of options during fiscal 2003 and unexercised options held as of July 31, 2003:

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation No member of the Compensation Committee is or has been an officer or employee of the Company or any of the Company's subsidiaries or had any relationship requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 404 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K (Certain Relationships and Related Transactions). Director Compensation During fiscal 2003, each non-employee director was paid a retainer of $3,000 for each quarter. Additionally, each non-employee director was paid $1,000 for the regularly scheduled and special meetings of the board of directors he or she attended and $250 for participation in each telephonic meeting not considered an official board of directors' meeting. Total director fees earned in fiscal 2003 were $ 71,400. All non-employee directors participate in the Company's 1992 Director Stock Option Plan. Non-employee directors receive, upon their initial election or appointment to the board of directors, stock options to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company's common stock, having an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. Thereafter, each non-employee director will receive options to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company's common stock on the anniversary date of his or her election or appointment to the board of directors. All of these options vest in equal amounts monthly over a three-year period but cease vesting at the time the director ceases to be a director. The compensation of the employee directors is discussed at "Executive Compensation" above. Employment Contracts; Termination of Employment and Change in Control Agreements The Company has not entered into any employment agreements with members of its senior management. However, the Company has entered into change-in-control agreements, also called parachute agreements, with members of its senior management, which provide that if the officer is terminated within a specified amount of time after a "change in control" of the Company (as that term is defined in the parachute agreements), in any of the following ways: o by the Company other than for cause, the officer's death, retirement or disability, or o by the officer for "good reason," the Company will pay to the officer an amount one times his or her current year's salary and will accelerate the vesting schedule of his or her unvested stock options. 6 ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT. Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management The Company has only one outstanding class of equity securities, its common stock, par value $.01 per share. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock as of November 15, 2003 by: o each person who is known by the Company to beneficially own more than five percent of the Company's common stock; o each of the Company's directors at that date and the named executive officers; and o all directors and officers as a group. Shares Beneficially Owned(1)(2) ------------------- Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Number Percent ------------------------------------ ------ ------- Corbin & Company.................................. 1,895,925(3) 7.7% University Drive, Suite 500 Fort Worth, TX 76109 Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc..................... 1,569,988 6.37% 1299 Ocean Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90401 Richard N. Snyder................................. 943,655(4) 3.76% Kathleen A. Cote.................................. 39,333(5) * James H. Wells.................................... 60,333(6) * Lou Mazzucchelli.................................. 18,749(7) * Richard J. Agnich................................. 6,250(8) * Rajko Milovanovic................................. 6,250(9) * Jay C. Peterson................................... 282,982(10) 1.14% Kenneth Kalinoski................................. 568,669(11) 2.28% Harry R. Caccamisi................................ 329,256(12) 1.32% Dennis M. Egan.................................... 122,846(13) * All directors and officers as a group (10 persons)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13).... 2,378,323(14) 9.07% ____ * Indicates ownership of less than 1% of the Company's common stock (1) Beneficial ownership as reported in the above table has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them, except as noted below. Amounts shown include shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon exercise of certain outstanding options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (2) Except for the percentages of certain parties that are based on presently exercisable options which are indicated in the following footnotes to the table, the percentages indicated are based on 24,638,047 shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding on November 15, 2003. In the case of parties holding presently exercisable options, the percentage ownership is calculated on the assumption that the shares presently held or purchasable within the next 60 days underlying such options are outstanding. (3) David A. Corbin, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Corbin & Company, has the shared power to vote and dispose of all shares held by Corbin & Company. 7 (4) Consists of 488,722 shares held by Mr. Snyder directly and 454,933 shares (128,105 of which are subject to repurchase at January 14, 2004 by the Company at the optionee's exercise prices pursuant to the option agreements) which Mr. Snyder may acquire upon the exercise of options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (5) Consists of 11,000 shares held by Ms. Cote directly and 28,333 shares which Ms. Cote may acquire upon the exercise of options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (6) Consists of 32,000 shares held by Mr. Wells directly and 28,333 shares which Mr. Wells may acquire upon the exercise of options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (7) Consists of 18,749 shares which Mr. Mazzucchelli may acquire upon the exercise of options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (8) Consists of 6,250 shares which Mr. Agnich may acquire upon the exercise of options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (9) Consists of 6,250 shares which Mr. Milovanovic may acquire upon the exercise of options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (10)Consists of 22,115 shares held by Mr. Peterson directly and 260,867 shares (165,678 of which are subject to repurchase at January 14, 2004 by the Company at the optionee's exercise prices pursuant to the option agreements) which Mr. Peterson may acquire upon the exercise of options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (11)Consists of 223,622 shares held by Mr. Kalinoski directly and 345,047 shares (138,695 of which are subject to repurchase at January 14, 2004 by the Company at the optionee's exercise prices pursuant to the option agreements) which Mr. Kalinoski may acquire upon the exercise of options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (12)Consists of 17,454 shares held by Mr. Caccamisi directly and 311,802 shares (230,183 of which are subject to repurchase at January 14, 2004 by the Company at the optionee's exercise prices pursuant to the option agreements) which Mr. Caccamisi may acquire upon the exercise of options within 60 days after November 15, 2003. (13)Consists of 122,846 shares which Mr. Egan may acquire upon the exercise of options before August 31, 2004. Mr. Egan had vested in 122,846 shares of the Company's stock at the date of his termination. His last date to exercise his previously vested was extended to August 31, 2004, upon his termination from employment. (14)All options held by the Company's chief executive officer and the named executive officers were granted under the 1989 Stock Option Plan or the 1996 Stock Option Plan. Pursuant to these stock option plans, all options granted thereunder are immediately exercisable, however, shares issued upon exercise are subject to repurchase by the Company, at the exercise price, to the extent of the number of shares that have not vested in the event that the optionees' employment terminates prior to all such optionees' options becoming vested. Richard J. Agnich and Rajko Milovanovic became directors on March 25, 2003 8 Equity Compensation Plan Information The following table provides information as of November 15, 2003 with respect to the shares of the Company's common stock that may be issued under the Company's existing equity compensation plans.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSATIONS Certain Transactions Officer and Director Stock Loan Program As of July 31, 2003, under the Company's Officer and Director Stock Loan Program, the aggregate principal amount of stock loans outstanding was $59,405, consisting entirely of a loan outstanding to Richard N. Snyder. This amount also represented the largest amount of indebtedness outstanding during fiscal 2003. As of October 31, 2003, the amount outstanding under this loan was $63,935. 9 No new loans are allowed to be made under this program. This program had previously allowed the directors and officers to acquire shares of the Company's common stock with the proceeds of the loans. The interest rate charged on this loan is fixed at 6.09%. The term of the loan is nine years. ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES Fees Audit Fees The Company paid fees in the amount of $339,500 for professional audit services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for the audit of the Company's annual financial statements and the reviews of the financial statements included in the Companys 10-Qs, for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2003. The services included work generally only the independent auditor can reasonably be expected to provide, such as those in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit Related Fees The Company paid fees in the amount of $25,500 for professional audit services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP related principally to the audits of employee benefit plans, for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2003. Tax Fees The Company paid $69,350 for professional tax services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2003. Other Fees All fees paid to Ernst & Young LLP by the Company are reported under the fee categories listed above. There were no other fees paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2003. 10 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 10-K/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. FORGENT NETWORKS, INC. By: /s/ JAY C. PETERSON ---------------------------- Jay C. Peterson Chief Financial Officer November 26, 2003 11 INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT - ------- ---------------------- 31.1-- Certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-0xley Act of 2002 31.2-- Certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.1-- Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.2-- Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 12