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): September 12, 2006
GOAMERICA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-29359 22-3693371
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
433 HACKENSACK AVENUE, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (201) 996-1717
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ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) On September 12, 2006, Mr. Mark Kristoff, a director of GoAmerica,
Inc. (the "Company"), submitted his voluntary resignation to the Company,
effective immediately. Mr. Kristoff was a member of the Audit and Compensation
Committees.
(d) On September 12, 2006, the Board of Directors elected Jan Dehesh as a
new director to fill the vacancy created by Mark Kristoff's resignation. The
Board Committee(s) on which Ms. Dehesh will serve has not been determined as of
this filing.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Dehesh and any
other person pursuant to which Ms. Dehesh was elected as a director, and there
are no transactions in which Ms. Dehesh has an interest requiring disclosure
under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of GoAmerica, Inc., dated September 12, 2006
SIGNATURE
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.
GOAMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Wayne D. Smith
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Wayne D. Smith
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Dated: September 12, 2006
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of GoAmerica, Inc. dated September 12, 2006