Acxiom(R) Corporation Reports Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Acxiom([R]) Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM) announced today that in connection with its hiring of John A. Meyer as its Chief Executive Officer and President, and as previously reported in its Current Report on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. filed January 17, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Meyer was granted inducement Inducement Electra incited brother, Orestes, to kill their mother and her lover. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 92; Gk. Lit.: Electra, Orestes] Hezekiah exhorts Judah to stand fast against Assyrians. [O.T. awards consisting of nonqualified stock options to purchase 265,000 shares of the Company's common stock and restricted stock units Restricted stock units Similar to restricted stock. However, the unit represents a promise that employees will receive stock in the future. The units do not pay dividends until the stock is vested. in respect of 115,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The stock options have a per share exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of the grant, have a 10-year term and will vest ratably over four years, 25 percent per year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant. The restrictions on the restricted stock units granted to Meyer will lapse (language) LAPSE - A single assignment language for the Manchester dataflow machine. ["A Single Assignment Language for Data Flow Computing", J.R.W. Glauert, M.Sc Diss, Victoria U Manchester, 1978]. ratably over four years, 25 percent per year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant. These inducement awards were granted outside of the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan of Acxiom Corporation, approved by the independent members of the Company's board of directors and granted as an inducement material to Meyer's employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(i)(1)(iv). As previously reported by the Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 17, 2008, Meyer was also granted certain equity incentive awards under the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan of Acxiom Corporation in connection with his employment, and he is to be granted certain performance share units in respect of the Company's common stock as an inducement award no later than May 15, 2008 pursuant to his employment agreement. About Acxiom Corporation Acxiom Corporation (NASDAQ: ACXM) integrates data, services and technology to create and deliver customer and information management solutions for many of the largest, most respected companies in the world. The core components of Acxiom's innovative solutions are Customer Data Integration (CDI CDI compact disc interactive: a system for storing a mix of software, data, audio, and compressed video for interactive use under processor control ) technology, data, database services, IT outsourcing, consulting and analytics, and privacy leadership. Founded in 1969, Acxiom is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas required military intervention to desegregate schools (1957–1958). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 556–557] See : Bigotry , with locations throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe, and in Australia, China, and Canada. For more information, visit www.acxiom.com. Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom Corporation. |
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