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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
March 4, 2005
INTER-TEL, INCORPORATED
| Arizona | 01-10211 | 86-0220994 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1615 S. 52nd Street
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(480) 449-8900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. | ||||||||
| Item 8.01. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Exhibit 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 9, 2005, the Company issued a Press Release announcing Inter-Tel’s completion of an acquisition previously announced on January 21, 2005. The full text of this Press Release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1. Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, this exhibit is not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, but is instead “furnished” pursuant to that instruction.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On March 4, 2005, Inter-Tel, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its acquisition of the entire share capital of Lake Communications Limited, Lake Datacomms Limited, Lake Electronic Technologies Limited, Fernway Limited and Winbay Pty Limited (collectively, the “Lake Companies”) for a purchase price of approximately $28 million in cash, subject to adjustment, with up to an additional $17.6 million in cash payable upon the achievement of certain operating performance targets measured from February 28, 2005 and through the first eighteen (18) months thereafter.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated as of March 9, 2005 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01) |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Inter-Tel, Incorporated |
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| By: | /s/John L. Gardner | |||
| John L. Gardner | ||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
Date: March 9, 2005
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