SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 8, 2005
USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 33-70992 23-2679963
(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)
100 Deerfield Lane, Suite 140
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 610-989-0340
n/a
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On April 12, 2005, the Company entered into an Employment and Non-Competition
Agreement with David M. DeMedio to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the
Company effective on such date. A description of the agreement is set forth in
Item 5.02 below.
Item 1.02 TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On April 8, 2005, and effective as of that date, Mary West Young resigned as
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President and the employment period
under her Employment and Non-Competition Agreement ended.
Item 3.02 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Pursuant to a private placement offering, from March 22, 2005 through April 13,
2005, the Company sold 23,333,334 shares of Common Stock at $.15 per share for
an aggregate of $3,500,000 to 19 accredited investors. For each share purchased,
the Company also granted to the investor a warrant to purchase one share of
Common Stock exercisable at $.15 per share at anytime prior to December 31,
2005. The Company agreed to register the shares and the shares underlying the
warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act"), for resale
through December 31, 2006. The offer and sale of the shares was exempt from
registration under Rule 506 promulgated under Section 4(2) of the Act. The offer
and sale thereof did not involve any general advertising or solicitation and the
securities contained appropriate restrictive legends under the Act.
Item 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
On April 8, 2005, Mary West Young resigned as Chief Financial Officer and Senior
Vice President. On April 12, 2005, David M. DeMedio, age 34, was appointed Chief
Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. DeMedio has been employed by the Company
since 1999 when he served as Controller. In the Summer of 2001, Mr. DeMedio was
promoted to Director of Financial Services and in July 2003, Mr. DeMedio served
as interim Chief Financial Officer through April 2004. From April 2004 until
April 12, 2005, Mr. DeMedio served as Vice President - Financial & Data
Services. From 1996 to March 1999, prior to joining the Company, Mr. DeMedio had
been employed by Elko, Fischer, Cunnane and Associates, LLC, as a supervisor in
its accounting and auditing and consulting practice. Prior thereto, Mr. DeMedio
held various accounting positions with Intelligent Electronics, Inc., a
multi-billion reseller of computer hardware and configuration services. Mr.
DeMedio is a Certified Public Accountant.
The Company and Mr. DeMedio have entered into a one-year Employment and
Non-Competition Agreement providing for a base annual salary of $155,000 and
discretionary bonuses. Mr. DeMedio was also granted options to purchase up to
300,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company at $.20 per share. The options
vest ratably over a two-year period and are exercisable at any time during the
two-year period following vesting. The agreement also contains certain
confidentiality and non-compete provisions.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ George R. Jensen, Jr.
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George R. Jensen, Jr.,
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: April 14, 2005