UNITED STATES
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): August 11, 2008 (August 8, 2008)
GoAmerica, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-29359 | | 22-3693371 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of InCompany) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
433 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(201) 996-1717
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
The Board of Directors of GoAmerica appointed Kathleen Abernathy as a director of the Company effective as of August 8, 2008. Since March 2006, Ms. Abernathy has been a partner at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. From June 2001 to December 2005, she served as a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission. Prior to that time, she was Vice President, Public Policy at Broadband Office Communications, Inc., a provider of commercial communications services, from 2000 to 2001. Ms. Abernathy also serves as a director of Frontier Communications, Inc.
At a Board meeting on August 8, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase in the number of directors from eight to nine members.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated August 11, 2008. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| GoAmerica, Inc. |
| (Registrant) |
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| By: | | /s/ John R. Ferron |
| Name: | | John R. Ferron |
| Title: | | Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer |
Date: August 11, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated August 11, 2008. |
