UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 1, 2005
(Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported))
Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
011-11981 (Commission File Number) |
52-1449733 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
621 East Pratt Street, Suite 300 Baltimore, Maryland (Address of principal executive offices) |
21202 (Zip Code) |
(443) 263-2900
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 1, 2005, Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC (the Registrant) appointed Melanie M. Lundquist as its Principal Accounting Officer. Prior to such appointment, Ms. Lundquist was not a principal officer of the Registrant. As a result of Ms. Lundquists appointment as Principal Accounting Officer, an employment agreement between Ms. Lundquist and the Registrant dated December 31, 2004 became a Material Definitive Agreement. William S. Harrison, the Registrants Chief Financial Officer, will cease to serve as the Registrants Principal Accounting Officer, but will continue his other duties. The material terms of this agreement are described under Item 5.02 below.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On April 1, 2005, the Registrant appointed Melanie M. Lundquist, age 42, as the Principal Accounting Officer of the Registrant. Prior to joining the Registrant, Ms. Lindquist served as Senior Vice President (since November 2002) and Corporate Controller (since May 2000) of The Rouse Company (Rouse). In this capacity, she oversaw and directed all accounting and information technology-related activities of Rouse. These activities included the preparation and filing of all Securities and Exchange Commission reports, active participation in all public offerings of debt or equity and maintenance and audit coordination of Rouses numerous operating property subsidiaries. At Rouse, Ms. Lundquist was a member of the Management Committee (the committee comprised of its senior management members) and a key member of Rouses Disclosure Committee. She has also been very active in the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and previously served as chair of the Financial Accounting Standards Committee of the National Association of Real Estate Companies. Ms. Lundquist has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry.
The Registrant had entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Lundquist to act as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Registrant. The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $250,000, subject to adjustment, an annual bonus payable in cash, unrestricted shares or restricted shares of between $75,000 and $150,000 during the two-year term of the agreement and a signing incentive in the form of common shares of the Registrant having a total value of $500,000, payable in two installments, based on the closing price of the Companys shares valued as of December 31, 2004. She will also be entitled to receive benefits as of April 1, 2005. The employment agreement will run for a two-year term to be renewed automatically after that point for one-year terms.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description of Document | |||
10.1 | Employment Agreement between Melanie M. Lundquist and the
Registrant |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
MUNICIPAL MORTGAGE & EQUITY, LLC |
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Date: April 1, 2005 | By: | /s/ William S. Harrison | ||
William S. Harrison | ||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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