SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 25, 2007
NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
COMMISSION FILE: 000-31659
| DELAWARE | 86-0824673 | |
(State or other jurisdiction or incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9645 Scranton Road, Suite 205
San Diego, CA 92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 812-3400
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| ITEM 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective June 25, 2007, the Board of Directors of Novatel Wireless, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. John Ross to the Company’s Board of Directors and to the Corporate Governance Committee thereof. A copy of the press release announcing such appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Mr. Ross was appointed as a Class II Director and it is expected that he will stand for election to a 3 year term at the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 26, 2007. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| Novatel Wireless, Inc. | ||||
| Date: June 27, 2007 | By: | /s/ Catherine F. Ratcliffe | ||
| Catherine F. Ratcliffe | ||||
| Vice President of Business Affairs and Corporate Secretary | ||||