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): December 8, 2006 (December 5, 2006)
Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-9334
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13-3258160 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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Two Trap Falls Road, Suite 402, CT
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06484 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
203-402-1000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
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Item 5.02 |
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Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers |
On December 5, 2006, Dr. Frederick J. Westlake resigned as a member of the Board of Directors
of the Company. At the time of his resignation Dr. Westlake was a member of the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Dr. Westlake resigned as a Director of the Company because the Company would not enter into a
contractual arrangement with a foreign corporation formed by Dr. Westlake pursuant to which the
foreign corporation would make available its employee, Dr. Westlake, to serve as a Director of the
Company and the Company would pay to the foreign corporation the compensation that the Company
would otherwise pay to Dr. Westlake as a Director.
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Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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10.1
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Email dated December 5, 2006 from Dr. Frederick J. Westlake to Helen
Oster, Corporate Secretary of the Company (filed herewith). |
10.2
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Letter of Resignation dated December 5, 2006 from Frederick J. Westlake
to Gerald A. Nathe, Chairman of the Company (filed herewith). |
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.
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BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
(Registrant)
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/s/ Vijay C. Tharani |
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Name: |
Vijay C. Tharani |
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Vice President, CFO & Treasurer |
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Dated: December 8, 2006