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):

February 8, 2009

 

Tree.com, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

(704) 541-5351

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 1.01.           Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On February 8, 2009, Tree.com, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Douglas R. Lebda, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, Mr. Lebda will purchase 935,000 shares of common stock (the “Stock”) from the Company at a purchase price of $3.91 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $3,655,850.  The purchase price represents the closing market price of the common stock on the day prior to the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement.  Mr. Lebda will close on the purchase of 50% of the Stock within five business days of the date of the Stock Purchase Agreement and will close on the purchase of the balance of the Stock within 60 days after the initial closing.

 

The Stock is subject to certain transfer restrictions and vests over a 24-month period.  Unvested Stock held by Mr. Lebda is subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Company at $3.91 per share in the event of a change of control of the Company or if Mr. Lebda’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than (i) death, (ii) Disability, (iii) the Company’s termination of his employment without Cause or (iv) Mr. Lebda’s resignation from the Company for Good Reason (with such terms having the meaning provided them under Mr. Lebda’s employment agreement).

 

Item 3.02.           Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

Reference is hereby made to the sale of Stock of the Company to Douglas R. Lebda pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement as described in Item 1.01 above. The issuance of the Stock was made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

          (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2009, between Tree.com, Inc. and Douglas R. Lebda

 

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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.

 

	TREE.COM, INC.
Date: February 11, 2009	By: /s/ Scott Cammarn
	Name: Scott Cammarn
	Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2009, between Tree.com, Inc. and Douglas R. Lebda

 

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