UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 14, 2010 (July 8, 2010)
Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-9334 13-3258160
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Two Trap Falls Road, Suite 402, Shelton, CT 06484
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
203-402-1000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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On July 8, 2010, the Company entered into an advisory agreement (the
"Advisory Agreement") with OBX Partners LLC ("OBX"), a Florida limited liability
company, under which OBX will act as a financial advisor and strategic
consultant to the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of
Directors of the Company, with regard to any transactions being contemplated by
the Company during the term of the engagement, the Company's budget and business
plans and the Company's financing needs and liquidity.
A copy of the Advisory Agreement is attached to this Report as Exhibit
10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
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As part of the consideration for the services to be rendered pursuant to
the Advisory Agreement referred to in Item 1.01 above, the Company has granted
to OBX an option (the "Option") to purchase three hundred thousand (300,000)
shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock (the "Shares") at an exercise price
per share of $1.26, exercisable on or after October 1, 2011. Except as provided
in the option agreement, a form of which is attached as Exhibit B to the
Advisory Agreement and which was entered into concurrently with the Advisory
Agreement, the Option will terminate on November 16, 2010 if OBX shall not have
substantially completed the engagement. If not previously terminated, the
Option shall terminate on September 30, 2020. Neither the Option nor the Shares
to be issued upon exercise of the Option have been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 in reliance upon the exemption from registration afforded
by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits
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10.1 Advisory Agreement dated July 8, 2010 between Baldwin Technology
Company, Inc. and OBX Partners LLC (filed herewith).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ John P. Jordan
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John P. Jordan
Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: July 14, 2010
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