Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 19, 2009, Synergetics USA, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an
agreement (the "Agreement") with Steven R. Becker ("Becker"), BC Advisors, LLC
("BC"), SRB Management, L.P. ("SRB"), SRB Greenway Opportunity Fund, L.P. ("SRB
Opportunity") and SRB Greenway Capital (Q.P.), L.P. ("SRB Capital" and together
with Becker, BC, SRB and SRB Opportunity, the "Becker Parties"). Pursuant to the
Agreement, the Company agreed, subject to the fiduciary duties of the Company's
board of directors (the "Board"), to work in good faith to appoint within six
months one new independent director to the Board who is mutually acceptable to
each of Becker and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. The
Becker Parties agreed to withdraw a notice previously submitted to the Company
on October 9, 2009, indicating SRB Capital's intention to nominate two
candidates for election to the Board at the Company's 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, and also agreed to file a Schedule 13G with the Securities and
Exchange Commission within two business days of the date of the Agreement.
Under the Agreement, the Becker Parties also agreed not to oppose the
director candidates nominated by the Company for election to the Board at the
2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In addition, the Becker Parties have agreed
to certain other commitments and standstill provisions, which will terminate on
the earlier to occur of nine months after the date of the Agreement or ten days
prior to the deadline for giving notice of nominations of persons for election
as directors at the Company's 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
A copy of the Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by
herein by reference. The foregoing does not purport to be a complete summary of
the terms of the Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
10.1 Agreement dated October 19, 2009 by and among Synergetics USA, Inc.,
Steven R. Becker, BC Advisors, LLC, SRB Management, L.P., SRB
Greenway Opportunity Fund, L.P. and SRB Greenway Capital (Q.P.),
L.P.
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