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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June~~May 2025, ~~2006~~2007

Vertical Communications, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	000-19462	86-0446453
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts		02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

One Memorial Drive
Cambridge, Massachusetts		02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 354-0600

Not ~~Applicable~~applicable.

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01. Entry ~~Into~~into a Material Definitive Agreement.

A.Silicon ~~Entry~~Valley ~~into~~Bank ~~Employment Agreement~~

On ~~June~~May 2025, 2007, Vertical ~~2006~~Communications, Inc. (“Vertical”), and its wholly owned subsidiaries Vertical Communications Acquisition Corp. (“VCAC”), Vodavi Technology, Inc. (~~the~~ “~~Company~~VTEK”) and ~~Ken~~Vodavi ~~Clinebell~~Communications ~~entered~~Systems, Inc. (“VCS”) entered into ana ~~Employment~~Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) ~~containing~~with ~~the~~Silicon ~~general~~Valley ~~terms~~Bank (“SVB”) providing for a line of ~~employment~~credit of ~~Mr. Clinebell~~up byto $10,000,000 (the ~~Company~~“Line asof ~~its~~Credit”). ~~Chief~~Vertical, ~~Financial Officer~~VCAC, ~~Treasurer~~VTEK and ~~Secretary.~~VCS Mrare collectively referred to as the “Company. ~~Clinebell~~” ~~has~~For ~~previously~~a ~~served~~description asof ~~Interim~~the ~~Chief~~Loan Agreement, please see “Item 2.03—Creation of a Direct Financial ~~Officer,~~Obligation ~~Interim~~or ~~Treasurer~~an ~~and~~Obligation ~~Interim~~under ~~Secretary~~an ~~for~~Off-Balance ~~the~~Sheet ~~Company~~Arrangement ~~starting~~of ona ~~January 10~~Registrant,” ~~2006~~below.

The term of the Agreement is for one year from the effective date and the Agreement can be renewed for additional consecutive periods of one year upon the consent of both Mr. Clinebell and the Company. Mr. Clinebell will be paid an annual base salary of $250NEIPF,~~000.~~ ~~In addition, he will be eligible to receive an annual bonus of $100,000 as set forth in a written “Bonus Plan”~~L. MrP. ~~Clinebell~~ ~~has been granted an option to purchase 460,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.~~

InOn May 25, 2007, the ~~event~~Company ofentered into a ~~termination of~~Joinder ~~the~~ Agreement, ~~other~~with ~~than~~Columbia ~~for~~Partners, ~~cause~~L.L.C. orInvestment atManagement ~~the~~(“Columbia”) ~~option~~and ofNEIPF, MrL. ~~Clinebell,~~P. ~~the~~(“NEIPF”) ~~Company~~pursuant ~~shall~~to ~~pay~~which ~~Mr. Clinebell~~VCS ~~severance~~was ~~pay~~joined ~~equal~~as a borrower to ~~six~~that ~~months~~certain ofCredit ~~the~~Agreement, ~~annual~~dated ~~base~~as ~~salary~~of October 18, ~~plus~~2006. ~~bonus~~Under the Joinder Agreement, asVCS ~~defined~~becomes ina party to the Credit Agreement. Inand liable for the ~~event~~payment ofand ~~a termination~~performance of all obligations under the Credit Agreement. ~~under~~VCS agrants ~~Change~~Columbia, for the benefit of ~~Control~~NEIPF, a security interest in the Collateral and Intellectual Property (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and acknowledges that certain Pledge Agreement, ~~Mr.~~dated May ~~Clinebell~~25, ~~will~~2007, bebetween ~~eligible~~VTEK, ~~for~~Columbia ~~severance~~and ~~pay~~NEIPF ~~equal~~(the “Pledge Agreement”). In connection with the Joinder Agreement, VTEK entered into the Pledge Agreement pursuant to ~~twelve~~which ~~months~~VTEK pledged all of the ~~annual~~capital ~~base~~stock ~~salary~~of VCS, its wholly owned subsidiary, as collateral for the obligations under the Credit Agreement.

B.Intercreditor ~~Modification~~Agreement ~~of compensation plans~~

OnIn connection with the Line ~~June 20~~of Credit, ~~2006~~NEIPF, Columbia and SVB entered into a Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), which was acknowledged by the Company. ~~modified~~Under the ~~compensation~~Intercreditor ~~plans~~Agreement, ofthe ~~certain~~parties ofagreed ~~its~~that ~~named~~SVB ~~executive~~has ~~officers~~a assenior priority ~~follows:~~security ~~Dick~~interest ~~Anderson,~~on ~~Executive~~all ~~Vice~~of ~~President~~the ~~and~~Company’s ~~General~~accounts ~~Manager,~~receivable ~~Scott~~and ~~Pickett~~inventory, ~~Chief~~and ~~Technology~~any ~~Officer~~proceeds from the accounts receivable and ~~Peter~~inventory. ~~Bailey,~~The ~~Senior~~parties ~~Vice President~~further ~~Business~~agreed ~~Development~~that ~~and~~SVB ~~Product~~has ~~Management.~~a ~~For~~junior ~~each~~priority ~~executive,~~security interest on all other personal property collateral of the ~~compensation~~Company. ~~plan~~The ~~was~~parties ~~modified~~agreed tothat ~~include~~Columbia ~~severance~~and ~~pay~~NEIPF ~~equal~~maintains toits ~~six~~senior ~~months~~priority security interest on all other personal property collateral of the ~~annual~~Company ~~base~~and ~~salary~~a injunior ~~effect~~priority atsecurity ~~the~~interest ~~time~~on ofaccounts ~~termination~~receivable, inventory ~~should~~and ~~termination~~the ~~occur~~proceeds ~~other than~~from ~~for~~accounts ~~cause~~receivable and inventory.

Item 5 2.0203. ~~Departure~~Creation of ~~Directors~~a Direct Financial Obligation or ~~Principal~~an ~~Officers;~~Obligation ~~Election~~under ofan Off-Balance ~~Directors;~~Sheet ~~Appointment~~Arrangement of ~~Principal~~a ~~Officers~~Registrant.

OnThe ~~June~~Company entered into the Loan Agreement with SVB on May 2025, ~~2006,~~2007. The Loan Agreement terms provide the Company ~~appointed~~with ~~Ken~~a ~~Clinebell~~revolving asline ~~Chief~~of ~~Financial~~credit ~~Officer,~~in ~~Treasurer~~an ~~and~~amount ~~Secretary.~~not ~~Mr. Clinebell,~~to ~~age~~exceed 44$10,000,000. ~~was~~The ~~appointed Interim~~Line ~~Chief~~of ~~Financial~~Credit ~~Officer,~~matures ~~Interim~~and ~~Treasurer~~the ~~and~~principal ~~Interim~~balance ~~Secretary~~thereof is payable in full, on ~~January~~May 1024, ~~2006~~2009. ~~and~~Borrowing ~~prior~~availability tounder ~~that~~the ~~served~~Line of asCredit is based on the existence of stipulated percentages of the Company’s ~~Senior~~eligible ~~Vice~~accounts ~~President~~receivable ofand ~~Finance~~inventory and ~~Operations.~~is ~~Mr. Clinebell~~also ~~was~~subject ~~formerly~~to ~~Senior~~an ~~Vice~~additional ~~President~~$2, ~~Chief~~000,000 ~~Financial~~collateral ~~Officer,~~reserve ~~Chief~~requirement ~~Operating~~established ~~Officer,~~by ~~Treasurer~~SVB. ~~and~~Amounts ~~Secretary~~borrowed under the Line of ~~Comdial~~Credit ~~Corporation~~bear ~~(“Comdial”)~~interest ~~prior~~at toa ~~Comdial’s~~per ~~acquisition~~annum byrate equal to the ~~Company~~Prime Rate in ~~September~~effect from time to time, ~~2005.~~plus ~~Mr.~~2% ~~Clinebell~~per ~~joined~~year. ~~Comdial~~The in“Prime ~~November,~~Rate” ~~2002.~~is ~~Prior~~ the rate announced from time to ~~joining~~time ~~Comdial,~~by MrSVB as its “prime rate. ~~Clinebell~~” ~~held~~The ~~various~~Company ~~positions~~may also atbe ~~Vicorp,~~obligated ~~Inc.,~~to ~~currently~~pay a ~~multi-national~~minimum ~~software~~monthly ~~development~~interest ~~company.~~amount ~~Mr. Clinebell~~if ~~joined~~the ~~Vicorp,~~interest ~~Inc.~~payable inon ~~1994~~the asoutstanding aborrowed ~~member~~amounts ofis ~~the~~less ~~senior~~than ~~executive~~interest ~~team.~~that ~~For~~would ahave ~~description~~been payable calculated based upon fifteen percent (15%) of the maximum credit limit ~~material~~having ~~terms~~been ofadvanced ~~Mr. Clinebell’s~~and ~~employment~~outstanding ~~agreement,~~with ~~refer~~respect to ~~Item 1.01~~each ~~above~~month.

~~Item~~The ~~9.01~~Company’s ~~Financial~~obligations ~~Statements~~under the Loan Agreement are secured by all of the Company’s inventory, equipment, payment intangibles, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations, accounts, and ~~Exhibits~~general intangibles, including, without limitation, all of the Company’s intellectual property, deposit accounts, and all money, and all property now or at anytime in the future in SVB’s possession, and all proceeds, all products and all books and records related to such collateral.

~~(c)~~The ~~Exhibits.~~following events, among others, constitute “Events of Default” under the Loan Agreement:

Exhibit No.		Description
10.33		Employment Agreement dated June 20, 2006 between Vertical Communications, Inc. and Ken Clinebell, Chief Financial Officer.
10.34		Letter of modification of compensation plan dated June 20, 2006 from Vertical Communications, Inc. to Dick Anderson, Executive Vice President and General Manager.

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if the Company fails to timely pay any principal or interest on any outstanding loan under the Line of Credit within five days of when due;

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if the total loans and other obligations outstanding at any time exceeds the credit limit;

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if the Company fails to comply with any of the financial covenants or fails to perform any other non-monetary obligation which by its nature cannot be cured;

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if any levy, assessment, attachment, seizure, lien or encumbrance, other than a permitted lien, is made on all or any part of the collateral and is not cured within ten days after the occurrence of the same, or immediately upon the service of process upon SVB seeking to attach by trustee or other process;

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if any default or event of default occurring under any obligation secured by a permitted lien that permits acceleration or exercise of remedies is not cured within any applicable cure period or waived in writing by the holder of the permitted lien;

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if the Company breaches any material contract or obligation which has, or may reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or financial condition;

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the dissolution, termination of existence, insolvency or business failure of the Company; or appointment of a receiver, trustee or custodian, for all or any part of the property of, assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or the commencement of any proceeding by the Company under any reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction, now or in the future in effect;

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the commencement of any proceeding against the Company or any guarantor of any of the obligations under any reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction, now or in the future in effect, which is not cured by the dismissal thereof within 30 days after the date commenced;

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if the Company defaults under any agreement evidencing any indebtedness to any third party;

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if there is a certain change in the stock ownership of the Company;

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if the Company generally does not pay its debts as they become due, or the Company conceals, removes or transfers any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors, or makes any transfer of any of its property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or

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if the Company shall breach any term of the intellectual property security agreement granted by the Company to SVB.

SVB may cease making any loans during any of the above cure periods, and thereafter if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

In the event of an Event of Default, SVB may take the following actions, among others:

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SVB may place a “hold” on any deposit account pledged as collateral;

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cease making loans or otherwise extending credit to the Company under the Loan Agreement or any other document or agreement;

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accelerate and declare all or any part of the obligations to be immediately due, payable, and performable, notwithstanding any deferred or installment payments allowed by any instrument evidencing or relating to any obligation;

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take possession of any or all of the collateral; or

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sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the collateral.

10.35		Letter of modification of compensation plan dated June 20, 2006 from Vertical Communications, Inc. to Scott Pickett, Chief Technology Officer.
10.36		Letter of modification of compensation plan dated June 20, 2006 from Vertical Communications, Inc. to Peter Bailey, Senior Vice President Business Development and Product Management.

All reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses, costs, liabilities and obligations incurred by SVB with respect to an Event of Default will be added to and become part of the Company’s obligations.

The proceeds from the Line of Credit will be used in part to discharge part of its outstanding debt to NEIPF and for general working capital purposes.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

None.

(b) Pro Forma financial information

None.

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.

Date: June 23, 2006
Date: June 1, 2007		VERTICAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VERTICAL COMMUNICATIONS INC.
		By:	/s/ KEN CLINEBELL
By:	/s/ Kenneth Clinebell
			Ken Clinebell, Chief Financial Officer
Name:	Kenneth M. Clinebell
Title:	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
	and Secretary

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