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): November 15, 2007

 


eLOYALTY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   0-27975   36-4304577

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

150 Field Drive, Suite 250, Lake Forest, Illinois     60045
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

(847) 582-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

(a) On November 15, 2007, the Board of Directors of eLoyalty Corporation (the “Corporation”) amended Article VII of the By-Laws of the Corporation (the “By-Laws”), effective immediately, to set forth the rights of holders of uncertificated shares of stock of the Corporation and the procedures for the transfer of such uncertificated shares. The Corporation approved this amendment in connection with its compliance with the Nasdaq rule requiring that securities listed on the exchange be eligible for a direct registration system by January 2008.

The foregoing description of the amendment of the By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events

(a) On November 15, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase in the share ownership limitation under Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“Section 203”) from 15% to 25% with respect to Tench Coxe and various entities affiliated with Sutter Hill Ventures, a California limited partnership (the “Sutter Hill Group”).

This approval was made in connection with the Sutter Hill Group’s possible acquisition in the open market of additional shares of the Company’s common stock. The Board also determined that the Sutter Hill Group shall not be subject to the restrictions on business combinations of Section 203 as an “interested stockholder” in connection with its possible acquisition of no more than 25% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock and Series B Preferred Stock in the aggregate. The Sutter Hill Group currently beneficially owns 15% of the aggregate of Company’s issued and outstanding common stock and Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock has the same voting rights as the common stock and is convertible on a one-for-one basis into common stock.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
 

Exhibit Description

3.1   Amendment to By-Laws of eLoyalty Corporation.


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  eLOYALTY CORPORATION
Date: November 16, 2007   By:  

/S/ STEVEN C. POLLEMA

    Steven C. Pollema
    Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.  

Description

3.1   Amendment to By-Laws of eLoyalty Corporation.

Exhibit 3.1

Amendment to By-Laws of eLoyalty Corporation

ARTICLE VII

STOCK CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS

(A) Certificated Shares and Transfers. The interest of each stockholder of the Corporation shall be evidenced by certificates for shares of stock in such form as the appropriate officers of the Corporation may from time to time prescribe, unless it shall be determined by, or pursuant to, a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors that the shares representing such interest be uncertificated. The certificated shares of the stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof in person or by such person’s attorney, upon surrender for cancellation of certificates for the same number of shares, with an assignment and power of transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto, duly executed, with such proof of the authenticity of the signature as the Corporation or its agents may reasonably require.

(B) Uncertificated Shares and Transfers. The Corporation may issue uncertificated shares of stock, as determined by, or pursuant to, a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the rights and obligations of any holder of uncertificated shares of stock of the Corporation shall be identical to the rights and obligations of any holder of certificated shares of stock of the Corporation. Uncertificated shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation and be accompanied by a duly executed assignment and power of transfer or other proper transfer instructions from the registered owner thereof, with such proof of authenticity of the signature as the Corporation or its agents may reasonably require.

(C) Accepted Signatures. The certificates of stock, if any, shall be signed, countersigned and registered in such manner as the Board of Directors may by resolution prescribe, which resolution may permit all or any of the signatures on such certificates to be in facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.