On December 4, 2020, Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (the “Company”), completed its previously announced acquisition by merger of Minim Inc. (“Minim”). The merger implied a valuation to Minim of approximately $30 million.

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

Resignations of Directors

On December 4, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company accepted the resignations of David Allen and Peter Sykes. Mr. Allen was a member and the chair of the Compensation Committee of the Board and, by resigning from the Board, also resigned from such committee. Mr. Sykes was a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and, by resigning from the Board, also resigned from such committee.

The resignations of each of Messrs. Allen and Sykes was not the result of any disagreement with the Company, its management, the Board or any committee of the Board, or with respect to any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

Appointment of New Directors

On December 4, 2020, the Board approved an increase in the size of the Board to eight members and elected each of David Aronoff, Daniel Artusi, Graham Chynoweth, Elizabeth Hitchcock and Sandra Howe to fill certain vacancies, including those left by Messrs. Allen and Sykes.

Mr. Aronoff is a General Partner of Flybridge Capital Partners and board member of Draper Laboratories and BetterCloud. Mr. Artusi is a board member of MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL), VisIC-Tech, and GenXComm. Mr. Chynoweth has been the Chief Executive Officer of Minim, since June 2019. Ms. Hitchcock is a co-founder of Minim. Ms. Howe is a technology executive, previously with ARRIS, Cisco, and Technetix.

Messrs. Aronoff and Chynoweth, and Ms. Hitchcock were each stockholders of Minim. As a result of the merger, each such individual, either directly or through an affiliate, is now a stockholder of the Company. Other than the merger, there are no other transactions in which each such individual has an interest requiring disclosure to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Hitchcock was elected to the Board following her being designated to serve on the Board by Zulu Holdings LLC to the board designation rights granted under that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2019, by and among the Company and the accredited investors named therein. Ms. Hitchcock is the spouse of Jeremy Hitchcock, the Chairman of the Board. Other than the merger and the previously disclosed transactions involving Zulu Holdings LLC, as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on June 4, 2020 or in a Form 8-K of the Company filed with the SEC subsequent thereto, which disclosures of any such transactions are incorporated herein by reference, there are no other transactions in which Ms. Hitchcock has an interest requiring disclosure to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Neither Mr. Artusi nor Ms. Howe has any family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or officer. There are no transactions in which either Mr. Artusi and Ms. Howe have an interest requiring disclosure to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Appointment of New Officers

In connection with the merger and effective as of December 4, 2020, the Board appointed each of Mr. Chynoweth, age 42, as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer of the Company; Sean Doherty, age 39, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer; and Ms. Nicole Hayward Zheng, age 35, as the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer.

Mr. Chynoweth has been the Chief Executive Officer of Minim since June 2019. Prior to Minim, he served as Chief Membership Officer for Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute from January 2017 to June 2019, and Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of SilverTech, Inc. from January 2015 to December 2016. Mr. Chynoweth was also the Chief Operating Officer of Dyn from November 2005 to December 2014. He is a Founding Board Member, and has been a member of the compensation, governance, and audit committees of Primary Bank (OTCPK: PRMY) since November 2014. He has also served as a director for PT United, LLC since August 2016. Mr. Chynoweth holds a JD from Duke University School of Law, an MA in Public Policy from Duke University, and a BA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Mr. Doherty replaces Jacquelyn Barry Hamilton as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Doherty has been the Senior Vice President, Finance of Minim, since May 2020. Prior to joining Minim, he was the Managing Member at Pulpit Rock Consulting from August 2019 to October 2020. From October 2018 to July 2019, Mr. Doherty was a Director, Financial Planning & Analysis at Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPAY). Prior to his time at Bottomline, Mr. Doherty was the Senior Manager of Finance at Dyn and then at Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) from March 2012 to October 2018. He has also served on the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of The Visiting Nurse Association of Southern New Hampshire since April 2017. Mr. Doherty holds a B.S. in Economics and Finance from Southern New Hampshire University as well as an MBA in Finance and International Business from Northeastern University.

Ms. Hayward Zheng is a co-founder of Minim and has been the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Product Officer of Minim, since April 2018. Ms. Hayward Zheng was recognized in Entrepreneur as a Top Female Founder in the United States in July 2020. Prior to Minim, she was the Chief Marketing Officer at Antidote Technologies from April 2017 to April 2018, and at OnSIP from February 2010 to April 2017. She has served as a board member of Alliance of Channel Women, a nonprofit on a mission to advance careers for women in the telecom and broadband services sector, from January 2013 to November 2016. Ms. Hayward Zheng holds a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering and B.S. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as business certifications from The Wharton School Online.

Other than in connection with their positions at Minim, there are no related party transactions between the Company and any of Messrs. Chynoweth and Doherty, or Ms. Hayward Zheng, and no such individual is related to, or has any relationship with, any existing member of the Board or any executive officer of the Company.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 7, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the consummation of the merger, the resignation of certain directors, and the appointment of new directors and officers of the Company. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in Item 7.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document to the Securities Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Zoom Telephonics, Inc. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 zmtp_ex991.htm PRESS RELEASE zmtp_ex991   Exhibit 99.1   Zoom Telephonics Completes Merger and Rebrands as Minim (OTCQB: MINM); Company Announces Reconstituted Board of Directors Combination brings intelligent WiFi and cable modem products operated under an exclusive Motorola® brand license to the multi-billion dollar consumer and business connectivity solutions market   MANCHESTER,…
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About ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC. (OTCMKTS:ZMTP)

Zoom Telephonics, Inc. designs, produces, markets, sells, and supports Internet access and other communications-related products, including cable modems, cable modem/routers, mobile broadband modems, asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL or commonly DSL) modems, and dial-up modems. The Company’s products facilitate communication of data through the Internet. Its cable modems use the cable-Television cable and its DSL modems use the local telephone line to provide a link to the Internet. Its mobile broadband modems and its mobile broadband routers and sensors connect to the Internet through a mobile service provider’s mobile broadband network. Its dial-up modems link computers, point-of-purchase terminals, or other devices connect to each other or the Internet through the traditional telephone network. Its router products may communicate with a broadband modem for access to the Internet, and they may be used for local area network communications.