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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;27, 2010.
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>DRI CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>North Carolina</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>56-1362926</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>13760 Noel Road <BR>
Suite&nbsp;830<BR>
Dallas, Texas</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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<B>75240</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>DRI CORPORATION<BR>
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT<BR>
TBUS COMMON STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan(s))</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>David L. Turney</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Chief Executive Officer <BR>
13760 Noel Road <BR>
Suite&nbsp;830<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75240</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Quentin Collin Faust, Esq.<BR>
Andrews Kurth LLP<BR>
1717 Main Street, Suite&nbsp;3700<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>
(214)&nbsp;659-4400</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(214)&nbsp;378-8992</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code,<BR>
of agent for service)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></FONT>
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<FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</FONT>
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                    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock $0.10 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$364,000.00(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that
may become issuable under the plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization
or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of
outstanding shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the registration fee, in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the
basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock reported in the
consolidated reporting system as of January&nbsp;25, 2010.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item 8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</B>
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    <TD>Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) Prospectus is omitted
from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DRI Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration
Statement the following documents previously filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;):
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    <TD>the Company&#146;s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2008, filed with the Commission March&nbsp;31, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD>the Company&#146;s quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended
June&nbsp;30, 2008, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;31, 2009; quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2009, filed with the Commission on May
15, 2009; quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2009,
filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;13, 2009; and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended September&nbsp;30, 2009, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;16,
2009;</TD>
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    <TD>the Company&#146;s current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January
7, 2009, January&nbsp;13, 2009, January&nbsp;21, 2009, January&nbsp;22, 2009, February&nbsp;6, 2009,
February&nbsp;18, 2009, February&nbsp;19, 2009, February&nbsp;26, 2009, March&nbsp;12, 2009, March&nbsp;25,
2009, March&nbsp;31, 2009, April&nbsp;1, 2009, May&nbsp;6, 2009, May&nbsp;15, 2009, June&nbsp;3, 2009, June&nbsp;16,
2009, June&nbsp;19, 2009, June&nbsp;24, 2009, July&nbsp;1, 2009, July&nbsp;9, 2009, July&nbsp;14, 2009, July&nbsp;27,
2009, July&nbsp;28, 2009, August&nbsp;5, 2009, August&nbsp;6, 2009, August&nbsp;13, 2009, August&nbsp;24, 2009,
September&nbsp;23, 2009, October&nbsp;6, 2009, October&nbsp;13, 2009, October&nbsp;15, 2009, October&nbsp;20,
2009, October&nbsp;22, 2009, October&nbsp;26, 2009, October&nbsp;27, 2009, October&nbsp;30, 2009, November
12, 2009, November&nbsp;17, 2009, November&nbsp;18, 2009, November&nbsp;24, 2009, November&nbsp;25, 2009,
December&nbsp;1, 2009, December&nbsp;2, 2009,  December&nbsp;10, 2009, January&nbsp;4, 2010, and January
6, 2010;</TD>
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    <TD>the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the
Commission on April&nbsp;23, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD>the description of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;), contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-147736), filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;30, 2007,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;</TD>
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    <TD>all documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents until such time as there shall have been filed a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered under the
Registration Statement have been sold or that deregisters all securities remaining
unsold at the time of the amendment.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that the statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, or in any document forming any
part of the Section 10(a) Prospectus to be delivered to participants in connection herewith,
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is a North Carolina corporation. Under Article&nbsp;8, Part&nbsp;5 of the North Carolina
Business Corporation Act (the &#147;North Carolina Law&#148;), a corporation may indemnify its directors,
officers, employees or agents under either or both a statutory or non-statutory scheme of
indemnification. Under the statutory scheme, a corporation may, with certain exceptions, indemnify
a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation who was, is, or is threatened to be made,
a party to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, because of the fact that such person was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. This
indemnity may include the corporation&#146;s obligation to pay any judgment, settlement, penalty, fine
(including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan) and reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the proceeding (including attorneys&#146; fees), but no such indemnification
may be granted unless such director, officer, agent or employee (1)&nbsp;conducted himself or herself in
good faith, (2)&nbsp;reasonably believed (a)&nbsp;that any action taken in his or her official capacity with
the corporation was in the best interest of the corporation or (b)&nbsp;that in all other cases his or
her conduct at least was not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interests, and (3)&nbsp;in the case of
any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Whether a director has met the requisite standard of conduct for the type of indemnification set
forth above is determined by the board of directors of the corporation or, if a quorum of the board
of directors consisting of directors not at the time parties to the proceeding is not reached, a
committee of directors, special legal counsel selected by the board of directors or any duly
designated committee thereof, or the shareholders of the corporation in accordance with the North
Carolina Law. A corporation may not indemnify a director under Article&nbsp;8, Part&nbsp;5 of the North
Carolina Law in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the
director was adjudged liable to the corporation or in connection with a proceeding in which a
director was adjudged liable on the basis of having received an improper personal benefit.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to, and separate and apart from the indemnification described above, the North
Carolina Law permits a corporation to indemnify or agree to indemnify any of its directors,
officers, employees or agents against liability and expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) in any
proceeding (including proceedings brought by or on behalf of the corporation) arising out of their
status as such or their activities in such capacities, except for any liabilities or expenses
incurred on account of activities that were, at the time taken, known or believed by the person to
be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the corporation.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with the North Carolina Law set forth in the two next preceding paragraphs,
Article&nbsp;VII of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant provides that (a)&nbsp;each person who
(1)&nbsp;is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or (2)&nbsp;is or was serving at
the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified by the Registrant to
the maximum extent permitted under North Carolina law against any and all claims and liabilities to
which he or she has or shall become subject (y)&nbsp;by reason of serving or having served as such
director, officer, employee or agent or (z)&nbsp;by reason of any action alleged, and (b)&nbsp;the Registrant
shall reimburse each such person for all expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, reasonably incurred
by him or her to the maximum
extent permitted under North Carolina law in connection with any such claim or liability;
<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, <U>that</U> no such person shall be indemnified against, or be
reimbursed for any expense incurred in connection with, any claim or liability arising out of his
or her own willful misconduct or gross negligence.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the North Carolina Law requires a corporation, unless its Articles of
Incorporation provide otherwise, to indemnify a director or officer who has been wholly successful,
on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which such director or officer was
a party. Unless prohibited by the corporation&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, a director or officer
also may make an application and obtain court-ordered indemnification if the court determines that
such director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Moreover, the North Carolina Law provides that a corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of an individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation against certain liabilities incurred by such persons, irrespective of whether or not
the corporation is otherwise authorized under the North Carolina Law to indemnify such party.
Article&nbsp;VII of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant permits the Registrant to maintain
insurance to protect itself and any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents against any
expense, liability, or loss incurred as a result of any action, suit, or proceeding whether or not
the Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person under the North Carolina Law.
Accordingly, the Registrant currently maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance policies
covering its directors and officers.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Finally, as permitted by the North Carolina Law, Article&nbsp;X of the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant eliminates the personal liability of the directors of
the Registrant for monetary damages incurred as the result of the breach or alleged breach by a
director of any duty as a director. This provision, however, does not apply to a director&#146;s (i)
acts or omissions that a director at the time of the breach knew or believed were clearly in
conflict with the Registrant&#146;s best interests, (ii)&nbsp;approval of an unlawful dividend or
distribution under the North Carolina Law, or (iii)&nbsp;approval of any transaction from which the
director derives an improper personal benefit. In addition, Article&nbsp;X of the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant provides that if North Carolina law is amended to
permit further limitation or elimination of the personal liability of a director, the personal
liability of the Registrant&#146;s directors will be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent
permitted by the applicable law. This provision does not limit or eliminate the rights of any
shareholder to obtain non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a
breach of a director&#146;s duty. Lastly, pursuant to Article&nbsp;X of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation, any mandate for indemnification, whether statutory,
court-ordered or otherwise, is expressly subject to the Registrant&#146;s reasonable capability of
paying any claim.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing summaries of the North Carolina Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant, and the
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant do not purport to be complete and
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the North Carolina Law, the Bylaws
of the Registrant and the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant.
</DIV>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="80%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3, filed with the Commission on
December&nbsp;23, 2003)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant containing an amendment to eliminate a staggered
election of Board members (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
June&nbsp;30, 2005)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed
with the Commission on September&nbsp;18, 2006)</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="80%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
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    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Bylaws of the Registrant, dated as of September&nbsp;12,
2007 (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;14,
2007)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of specimen certificate for Common Stock of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;SB-2 (SEC File No.&nbsp;33-82870-A))</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement, dated as of September&nbsp;22, 2006, between the
Registrant and American Stock Transfer &#038; Trust Company, as Rights
Agent, together with the following exhibits thereto: Exhibit&nbsp;A &#151;
Certificate of Designation of Series&nbsp;D Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of the Registrant and Amendment to Certificate of
Designation of Series&nbsp;D Junior Participating Preferred Stock of
the Registrant; Exhibit&nbsp;B &#151; Form of Right Certificate; and
Exhibit&nbsp;C &#151; Summary of Rights to Purchase Shares (incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;2, 2006)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr &#038; Smith, P.A.,
counsel for Registrant (filed herewith)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">DRI Corporation Board of Directors and Key Executive Management
TBUS Common Stock Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14A, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;18, 2006)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr &#038; Smith, P.A.
(included in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1) (filed herewith)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm (filed herewith)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered
public accounting firm (filed herewith)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see page 7)</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">a.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">i.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="9%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">ii.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement;</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="9%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">iii.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left:6%"><I>provided however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">b.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual
report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">c.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to
a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas in the State of Texas, on January&nbsp;27,
2010.
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>DRI CORPORATION</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left"><I>/s/  David L. Turney</I>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">David L. Turney&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left"><I>Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board</I>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints David L. Turney and Stephen P. Slay and each of them, such person&#146;s true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such
person and in such person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons and in the capacities indicated on January&nbsp;27,
2010.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B>                                 </TD>
</TR>

<tr style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ David L. Turney</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David L. Turney
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer and President<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ Stephen P. Slay</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stephen P. Slay
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary and Treasurer<br>
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ John D. Higgins</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">John D. Higgins</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ Huelon Andrew Harrison</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Huelon Andrew Harrison</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ Helga Houston</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Helga Houston</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ C. James Meese, Jr.</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">C. James Meese, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B>                                 </TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ Stephanie L. Pinson</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Stephanie L. Pinson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ John K. Pirotte</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">John K. Pirotte</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>/s/ Juliann Tenney</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Juliann Tenney</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="93%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3, filed with the Commission on
December&nbsp;23, 2003)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant containing an amendment to eliminate a staggered
election of Board members (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
June&nbsp;30, 2005)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed
with the Commission on September&nbsp;18, 2006)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Bylaws of the Registrant, dated as of September&nbsp;12,
2007 (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;14,
2007)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of specimen certificate for Common Stock of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;SB-2 (SEC File No.&nbsp;33-82870-A))</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement, dated as of September&nbsp;22, 2006, between the
Registrant and American Stock Transfer &#038; Trust Company, as Rights
Agent, together with the following exhibits thereto: Exhibit&nbsp;A &#151;
Certificate of Designation of Series&nbsp;D Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of the Registrant and Amendment to Certificate of
Designation of Series&nbsp;D Junior Participating Preferred Stock of
the Registrant; Exhibit&nbsp;B &#151; Form of Right Certificate; and
Exhibit&nbsp;C &#151; Summary of Rights to Purchase Shares (incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;2, 2006)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr &#038; Smith, P.A.,
counsel for Registrant (filed herewith)</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">DRI Corporation Board of Directors and Key Executive Management
TBUS Common Stock Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14A, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;18, 2006)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr &#038; Smith, P.A.
(included in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1) (filed herewith)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm (filed herewith)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered
public accounting firm (filed herewith)</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2010.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DRI CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
56-1362926
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
13760 Noel Road
Suite 830
Dallas, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
75240
(Zip Code)
DRI CORPORATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
TBUS COMMON STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the plan(s))
David L. Turney
Copy to:
Chief Executive Officer
13760 Noel Road
Suite 830
Dallas, Texas 75240
(Name and address of agent for service)
Quentin Collin Faust, Esq.
Andrews Kurth LLP
1717 Main Street, Suite 3700
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 659-4400
(214) 378-8992
(Telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
þ
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to be
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Registered
Registered (1)
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock $0.10 par value
260,000
$1.40(2)
$364,000.00(2)
$25.95
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that
may become issuable under the plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization
or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of
outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the registration fee, in
accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the
basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock reported in the
consolidated reporting system as of January 25, 2010.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I
Item 1. Plan Information
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
Part II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-23.2
EX-23.3
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Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) Prospectus is omitted
from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
DRI Corporation (the "Company") hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration
Statement the following documents previously filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, filed with the Commission March 31, 2009;
(b)
the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2008, filed with the Commission on March 31, 2009; quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009, filed with the Commission on May
15, 2009; quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009,
filed with the Commission on August 13, 2009; and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2009, filed with the Commission on November 16,
2009;
(c)
the Company's current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January
7, 2009, January 13, 2009, January 21, 2009, January 22, 2009, February 6, 2009,
February 18, 2009, February 19, 2009, February 26, 2009, March 12, 2009, March 25,
2009, March 31, 2009, April 1, 2009, May 6, 2009, May 15, 2009, June 3, 2009, June 16,
2009, June 19, 2009, June 24, 2009, July 1, 2009, July 9, 2009, July 14, 2009, July 27,
2009, July 28, 2009, August 5, 2009, August 6, 2009, August 13, 2009, August 24, 2009,
September 23, 2009, October 6, 2009, October 13, 2009, October 15, 2009, October 20,
2009, October 22, 2009, October 26, 2009, October 27, 2009, October 30, 2009, November
12, 2009, November 17, 2009, November 18, 2009, November 24, 2009, November 25, 2009,
December 1, 2009, December 2, 2009,  December 10, 2009, January 4, 2010, and January
6, 2010;
(d)
the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the
Commission on April 23, 2009;
(e)
the description of the Company's common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the
"Common Stock"), contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-147736), filed with the Commission on November 30, 2007,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;
(f)
all documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents until such time as there shall have been filed a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered under the
Registration Statement have been sold or that deregisters all securities remaining
unsold at the time of the amendment.
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Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that the statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, or in any document forming any
part of the Section 10(a) Prospectus to be delivered to participants in connection herewith,
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant is a North Carolina corporation. Under Article 8, Part 5 of the North Carolina
Business Corporation Act (the "North Carolina Law"), a corporation may indemnify its directors,
officers, employees or agents under either or both a statutory or non-statutory scheme of
indemnification. Under the statutory scheme, a corporation may, with certain exceptions, indemnify
a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation who was, is, or is threatened to be made,
a party to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, because of the fact that such person was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. This
indemnity may include the corporation's obligation to pay any judgment, settlement, penalty, fine
(including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan) and reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the proceeding (including attorneys' fees), but no such indemnification
may be granted unless such director, officer, agent or employee (1) conducted himself or herself in
good faith, (2) reasonably believed (a) that any action taken in his or her official capacity with
the corporation was in the best interest of the corporation or (b) that in all other cases his or
her conduct at least was not opposed to the corporation's best interests, and (3) in the case of
any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Whether a director has met the requisite standard of conduct for the type of indemnification set
forth above is determined by the board of directors of the corporation or, if a quorum of the board
of directors consisting of directors not at the time parties to the proceeding is not reached, a
committee of directors, special legal counsel selected by the board of directors or any duly
designated committee thereof, or the shareholders of the corporation in accordance with the North
Carolina Law. A corporation may not indemnify a director under Article 8, Part 5 of the North
Carolina Law in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the
director was adjudged liable to the corporation or in connection with a proceeding in which a
director was adjudged liable on the basis of having received an improper personal benefit.
In addition to, and separate and apart from the indemnification described above, the North
Carolina Law permits a corporation to indemnify or agree to indemnify any of its directors,
officers, employees or agents against liability and expenses (including attorneys' fees) in any
proceeding (including proceedings brought by or on behalf of the corporation) arising out of their
status as such or their activities in such capacities, except for any liabilities or expenses
incurred on account of activities that were, at the time taken, known or believed by the person to
be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the corporation.
In accordance with the North Carolina Law set forth in the two next preceding paragraphs,
Article VII of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant provides that (a) each person who
(1) is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or (2) is or was serving at
the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified by the Registrant to
the maximum extent permitted under North Carolina law against any and all claims and liabilities to
which he or she has or shall become subject (y) by reason of serving or having served as such
director, officer, employee or agent or (z) by reason of any action alleged, and (b) the Registrant
shall reimburse each such person for all expenses, including attorneys' fees, reasonably incurred
by him or her to the maximum
extent permitted under North Carolina law in connection with any such claim or liability;
provided
,
however
,
that
no such person shall be indemnified against, or be
reimbursed for any expense incurred in connection with, any claim or liability arising out of his
or her own willful misconduct or gross negligence.
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In addition, the North Carolina Law requires a corporation, unless its Articles of
Incorporation provide otherwise, to indemnify a director or officer who has been wholly successful,
on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which such director or officer was
a party. Unless prohibited by the corporation's Articles of Incorporation, a director or officer
also may make an application and obtain court-ordered indemnification if the court determines that
such director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.
Moreover, the North Carolina Law provides that a corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of an individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation against certain liabilities incurred by such persons, irrespective of whether or not
the corporation is otherwise authorized under the North Carolina Law to indemnify such party.
Article VII of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant permits the Registrant to maintain
insurance to protect itself and any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents against any
expense, liability, or loss incurred as a result of any action, suit, or proceeding whether or not
the Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person under the North Carolina Law.
Accordingly, the Registrant currently maintains directors' and officers' insurance policies
covering its directors and officers.
Finally, as permitted by the North Carolina Law, Article X of the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant eliminates the personal liability of the directors of
the Registrant for monetary damages incurred as the result of the breach or alleged breach by a
director of any duty as a director. This provision, however, does not apply to a director's (i)
acts or omissions that a director at the time of the breach knew or believed were clearly in
conflict with the Registrant's best interests, (ii) approval of an unlawful dividend or
distribution under the North Carolina Law, or (iii) approval of any transaction from which the
director derives an improper personal benefit. In addition, Article X of the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant provides that if North Carolina law is amended to
permit further limitation or elimination of the personal liability of a director, the personal
liability of the Registrant's directors will be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent
permitted by the applicable law. This provision does not limit or eliminate the rights of any
shareholder to obtain non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a
breach of a director's duty. Lastly, pursuant to Article X of the Registrant's Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation, any mandate for indemnification, whether statutory,
court-ordered or otherwise, is expressly subject to the Registrant's reasonable capability of
paying any claim.
The foregoing summaries of the North Carolina Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant, and the
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant do not purport to be complete and
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the North Carolina Law, the Bylaws
of the Registrant and the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Commission on
December 23, 2003)
3.2
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant containing an amendment to eliminate a staggered
election of Board members (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2005)
3.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
with the Commission on September 18, 2006)
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Exhibit
Description
3.4
Amendment to Bylaws of the Registrant, dated as of September 12,
2007 (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on September 14,
2007)
4.1
Form of specimen certificate for Common Stock of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (SEC File No. 33-82870-A))
4.2
Rights Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2006, between the
Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights
Agent, together with the following exhibits thereto: Exhibit A —
Certificate of Designation of Series D Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of the Registrant and Amendment to Certificate of
Designation of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock of
the Registrant; Exhibit B — Form of Right Certificate; and
Exhibit C — Summary of Rights to Purchase Shares (incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on October 2, 2006)
5.1
Opinion of Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr & Smith, P.A.,
counsel for Registrant (filed herewith)
10.1
DRI Corporation Board of Directors and Key Executive Management
TBUS Common Stock Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on April 18, 2006)
23.1
Consent of Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr & Smith, P.A.
(included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) (filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm (filed herewith)
23.3
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered
public accounting firm (filed herewith)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 7)
Item 9. Undertakings.
a.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1.
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
i.
To include any prospectus required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
ii.
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement;
iii.
To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
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provided however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
3.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
b.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual
report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
c.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to
a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas in the State of Texas, on January 27,
2010.
DRI CORPORATION
By:
/s/  David L. Turney
David L. Turney
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints David L. Turney and Stephen P. Slay and each of them, such person's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such
person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons and in the capacities indicated on January 27,
2010.
Signature
Title
By:
/s/ David L. Turney
David L. Turney
Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/ Stephen P. Slay
Stephen P. Slay
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
By:
/s/ John D. Higgins
Director
John D. Higgins
By:
/s/ Huelon Andrew Harrison
Director
Huelon Andrew Harrison
By:
/s/ Helga Houston
Director
Helga Houston
By:
/s/ C. James Meese, Jr.
Director
C. James Meese, Jr.
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Signature
Title
By:
/s/ Stephanie L. Pinson
Director
Stephanie L. Pinson
By:
/s/ John K. Pirotte
Director
John K. Pirotte
By:
/s/ Juliann Tenney
Director
Juliann Tenney
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Commission on
December 23, 2003)
3.2
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant containing an amendment to eliminate a staggered
election of Board members (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2005)
3.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on September 18, 2006)
3.4
Amendment to Bylaws of the Registrant, dated as of September 12,
2007 (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 14,
2007)
4.1
Form of specimen certificate for Common Stock of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (SEC File No. 33-82870-A))
4.2
Rights Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2006, between the
Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights
Agent, together with the following exhibits thereto: Exhibit A —
Certificate of Designation of Series D Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of the Registrant and Amendment to Certificate of
Designation of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock of
the Registrant; Exhibit B — Form of Right Certificate; and
Exhibit C — Summary of Rights to Purchase Shares (incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October 2, 2006)
5.1
Opinion of Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr & Smith, P.A.,
counsel for Registrant (filed herewith)
10.1
DRI Corporation Board of Directors and Key Executive Management
TBUS Common Stock Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on April 18, 2006)
23.1
Consent of Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr & Smith, P.A.
(included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) (filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm (filed herewith)
23.3
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered
public accounting firm (filed herewith)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 7)
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