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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):
December 1, 2010
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-27038   94-3156479
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1 Wayside Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 565-5000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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.
On December 1, 2010, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Nuance Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) took the following actions:
Fiscal 2010 Company Bonus Program.
Consistent with practice in prior years, the Committee has approved the following payments to Named Executive Officers of the Company. These payments are being made pursuant to the Fiscal 2010 Company Bonus Program. Payouts that were approved are as follows:
                                                 
                            Fiscal 2010            
                            Actual Bonus            
            Fiscal 2010   Fiscal 2010   Amount   Total Value        
            Target   Actual Bonus   Paid in   of 2010        
    Achievement   Bonus   Amount —   Restricted   Bonus        
Name   Level   Amount(1)   (Cash)   Stock Units   Earned        
Paul A. Ricci
     80 %   $ 575,000     $ 460,000       —     $ 460,000          
Thomas L. Beaudoin
     80 %   $ 230,000       —       11,253     $ 185,000          
Steven G. Chambers
     86 %   $ 250,000       —       13,077     $ 215,000          
Janet M. Dillione
     86 %   $ 175,000       —       9,124     $ 150,000          
Jeanne F. McCann
     56 %   $ 180,000       —       6,082     $ 100,000          
 
(1)   Bonuses for fiscal 2010 were paid out in cash or restricted stock units, as further detailed in the above table. The amounts reflected in this column represent the payout to each Named Executive Officer if their bonus had been achieved at 100%. The Named Executive Officer’s bonus that will be paid out in Restricted Stock Units will vest on March 15, 2011. The bonus paid to Mr. Ricci will be paid in March 2011 (but prior to March 15, 2011).

 

 

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.
         
  Nuance Communications, Inc.
 		  
December 7, 2010 By:   /s/ Thomas Beaudoin    
    Thomas Beaudoin   
    Chief Financial Officer