SC 13D
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Evolving Systems, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
30049R100
Karen Singer
212 Vaccaro Drive
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 750-0415
(Name, Address and Telephone Number
of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
February 25, 2008
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report this
acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this Schedule because of Rule
13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box: o
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing
on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed
for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject
to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act.
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CUSIP No. |
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30049R100 |
SCHEDULE 13D |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) KAREN SINGER |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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SEC USE ONLY |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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UNITED STATES
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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NUMBER OF |
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3,092,528 |
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SHARES |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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OWNED BY |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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3,092,528 |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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3,092,528 |
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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16.0% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON |
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IN |
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This Statement on Schedule 13D (Schedule 13D) relates to the common stock (the Common
Stock) of Evolving Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer), whose principal executive
offices are located at 9777 Pyramid Court, Suite 100, Englewood, Colorado 80112. The total number
of shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned in this Schedule 13D is 3,092,528, which
constitutes approximately 16.0% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This Schedule 13D is being filed by Karen Singer, whose principal place of business is 212
Vaccaro Drive, Cresskill, New Jersey 07626. Ms. Singer has sole dispositive and voting power with
respect to the shares of the Issuer reported above as the trustee of Singer Childrens Management
Trust (the Trust). Ms. Singers principal occupation is investing assets held in the Trust. Ms.
Singer is a citizen of the United States.
During the last five years, Ms. Singer has not been: (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a
judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or
is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or
mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Ms. Singer is the trustee of the Trust, which was created pursuant to Trust Agreement, dated
May 29, 1998 (the Trust Agreement). All of the shares of the Issuer reported above were
purchased by funds generated and held by Trust. The aggregate amount of funds used for the purchase
of these shares was $5,829,441.00.
Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.
The shares of the Issuer covered by this Schedule 13D, which were acquired by Ms. Singer for
investment purposes, consisted of 500,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer resulting from the
conversion of Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer.
Ms. Singer has also entered into a Standstill Agreement in the form filed as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Schedule 13D (the Standstill Agreement), by and between the Issuer and Ms. Singer which
provided for (i) a waiver of the applicability of the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (Section 203) and (ii) the right of Ms. Singer to nominate two persons
(the Nominees) to the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
Pursuant to the terms of the Standstill Agreement, for the period (the Standstill Period)
from and after the date of the appointment of the Nominees to the Board of Directors of the Issuer
until eighteen months after the date of such appointment, Ms. Singer has agreed to cause all shares
of voting capital stock of the Issuer owned by her and her affiliates and associates (collectively,
with Ms. Singer, the Singer Group) (i) to be present for quorum purposes at any stockholder
meeting held during the Standstill Period and (ii) to vote in favor of the Issuers nominees for
directors at any meeting of stockholders of the Issuer at which directors are to be elected. In
addition, the Singer Group has agreed to vote in favor of any matter brought before a stockholder
meeting held during the Standstill Period upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the
Issuer by a two-thirds vote of those members voting.
The Standstill Agreement also provides that, during the Standstill Period, no member of the
Singer Group shall, without the prior written consent of the Issuer, directly or indirectly
solicit, request, advise, assist or encourage others (other than exercising their rights to vote
their respective shares at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Issuer, in each
instance in compliance with the terms of the Standstill Agreement), to:
(a) effect, seek or offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or
participate in or in any way solicit or assist any other person to effect or seek, offer or propose
(whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in,
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any acquisition of any assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; |
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any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving
the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; |
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any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other
extraordinary transaction with respect to the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; or |
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any solicitation of proxies (as such terms are used in the proxy rules
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consent to vote any voting
securities of the Issuer; |
(b) form, join, encourage, influence, advise or in any way participate in a group (as defined
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934);
(c) except as otherwise expressly provided in the Standstill Agreement, otherwise act, alone or in
concert with others, to seek to control or influence the management, the Board of Directors or
policies of the Issuer;
(d) except as provided in the Standstill Agreement, nominate any person as a director of the Issuer
or propose any matter to be voted on by stockholders of the Issuer; or
(e) take any action which would reasonably be expected to force the Issuer to make a public
announcement regarding any types of matters set forth in (a) above; or
(f) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the
foregoing.
The items described in items (a) through (f) directly above shall be defined herein as the Acts.
The Standstill Agreement further provides that, notwithstanding the above-described provisions
of the Standstill Agreement relating to the Acts, if any third party (other than as a result of the
direct or indirect solicitation by any member of the Singer Group (as defined in the Standstill
Agreement)) seeks to participate in, or assist any other person to participate in, any of the Acts,
as long as any member of the Singer Group provides at least 15 calendar days advance notice to the
Chief Executive Officer of Issuer of such members intention to communicate with the third party or
the Board of the Issuer, such member of the Singer Group shall be free to communicate directly with
the Board of the Issuer and/or such third party on a confidential, non-public basis in all respects
about the Acts, including, without limitation, either in support of or in opposition to the Acts.
In connection with the Standstill Agreement, the Board of Directors agreed to expand the size
of the Board from seven to nine members. As provided in the Standstill Agreement, subject to each
Nominee meeting qualification requirements and NASDAQ requirements for independence, one of the
Nominees will be appointed to serve in the Class of Directors whose term expires at the 2008 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and will be nominated for re-election at the 2008 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. Under the Standstill Agreement, the second Nominee will be appointed to serve until
the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The actions described above could relate to or result in one or more of the matters referenced
to in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Ms. Singer reserves the right, subject
to the terms of the Standstill Agreement, to take any and all actions permitted by applicable law
that she may deem appropriate to maximize the value of her investments in light of her general
investment policies, market conditions, subsequent developments affecting the Issuer and the
general business and future prospects of the Issuer.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) Ms. Singer is the beneficial owner of 3,092,528 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as
trustee of the Trust, comprising approximately 16.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of
the Issuer.
(b) Ms. Singer has sole dispositive and voting power over all of the shares of Common Stock of
the Issuer reported on this Schedule 13D.
(c) Over the past sixty days, Ms. Singer has effected the following transactions in shares of
Common Stock of the Issuer on the open market:
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No. of |
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Purchase
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1/9/2008
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400,000 |
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2.30 |
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Purchase
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1/9/2008
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2,200 |
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Purchase
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1/9/2008
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6,792 |
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2.15 |
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Purchase
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1/10/2008
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9,701 |
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2.1297 |
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Purchase
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1/11/2008
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2,900 |
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2.17 |
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Purchase
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1/16/2008
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142,000 |
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2.25 |
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Purchase
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1/17/2008
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103,000 |
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2.18 |
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Purchase
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1/17/2008
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50,593 |
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2.15 |
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Purchase
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1/24/2008
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3,200 |
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2.0973 |
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Purchase
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1/25/2008
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14,000 |
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2.14 |
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Purchase
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1/28/2008
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3,450 |
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2.0493 |
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Purchase
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2/26/2008
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500,000 |
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2.04 |
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(d) No person other than Ms. Singer has the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt of distributions or dividends from, or the proceeds from the transfer of, the reported
securities.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
As more specifically described in Item 4 hereto, Ms. Singer entered into the Standstill
Agreement with the Issuer which (i) granted the Singer Group a waiver of the applicability of the
provisions of Section 203 in connection with the Purchase, and (ii) granted Ms. Singer the right to
cause the Nominees nominated by her to be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1-
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Standstill Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2008, by and
between Evolving Systems, Inc. and Karen Singer, as Trustee
of the Singer Childrens Management Trust. (Filed as Exhibit
Number 10.2 to Form 8-K by Evolving Systems, Inc. with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2008 and
incorporated herein by reference). |
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigneds knowledge and belief, the
undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 28, 2008
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/s/ Karen Singer
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Karen Singer |
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