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

December 8, 2006

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

iPARTY CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

000-25507

 

76-0547750

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

270 Bridge Street, Suite 301, Dedham, Massachusetts

 

02026

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(781) 329-3952

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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Item 5.02.                                          Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 8, 2006, iParty Corp. and each of Sal Perisano, Patrick Farrell, and Dorice Dionne entered into option cancellation agreements pursuant to which outstanding stock options exercisable for a combined aggregate of 1,324,730 shares of iParty common stock and exercisable for an exercise price of $2.00 per share or greater were cancelled effective as of such date. Mr. Perisano, who serves as iParty’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, agreed to cancel stock options exercisable in the aggregate for a total of 797,230 shares.  Mr. Farrell, who serves as iParty’s President and Chief Financial Officer, agreed to cancel stock options exercisable in the aggregate for a total of 190,000 shares.  Ms. Dionne, iParty’s Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing, agreed to cancel stock options exercisable in the aggregate for a total of 337,500 shares.

Mr. Perisano, Mr. Farrell, Ms. Dionne and iParty agreed to execute and deliver the option cancellation agreements as a result of the fact that there had been approximately 300,000 shares available for future issuance under the iParty Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), which iParty’s board of directors determined to be an insufficient number of shares for future issuance in respect of iParty’s anticipated needs regarding employee, management, executive, and director compensation.  The combined aggregate of 1,324,730 shares that had been exercisable pursuant to the stock options cancelled by Mr. Perisano, Mr. Farrell and Ms. Dionne will now be available for future issuance under the Plan.

In executing and delivering each stock option cancellation agreement, iParty and each of Mr. Perisano, Mr. Farrell, and Ms. Dionne, acknowledged and recognized that while each of Mr. Perisano, Mr. Farrell, and Mr. Dionne shall remain eligible for consideration for future grants to be made by iParty under the Plan, each such executive officer and iParty, by executing and delivering the option cancellation agreement, also explicitly acknowledged and recognized that no agreement, understanding, or arrangement between them currently exists regarding future grants, if any, to such executive officer under the Plan.

The full text of the option cancellation agreement for each of Mr. Perisano, Mr. Farrell and Ms. Dionne are attached as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

10.1                           Option Cancellation Agreement between Sal Perisano and iParty Corp., dated December 8, 2006.

10.2                           Option Cancellation Agreement between Patrick Farrell and iParty Corp., dated December 8, 2006.

10.3                           Option Cancellation Agreement between Dorice Dionne and iParty Corp., dated December 8, 2006.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

iPARTY CORP.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ SAL PERISANO

 

 

 

Sal Perisano

 

 

 

Chairman of the Board and

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Dated: December 12, 2006

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT

 

 

NUMBER

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

10.1

 

Option Cancellation Agreement between Sal Perisano and iParty Corp., dated December 8, 2006.

10.2

 

Option Cancellation Agreement between Patrick Farrell and iParty Corp., dated December 8, 2006.

10.3

 

Option Cancellation Agreement between Dorice Dionne and iParty Corp, dated December 8, 2006.

 

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