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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - KOPIN CORP | dex991.htm |
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): January 11, 2011
Kopin Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-19882 | 04-2833935 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 John Hancock Road
Taunton, MA 02780
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(508) 824-6696
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 11, 2011, Kopin Corporation (the “Company”) purchased all of the outstanding common stock of Forth Dimension Displays, Ltd., (“FFD”) for approximately $11,000,000 and additional contingent consideration. The amount of contingent considerations that may be paid is up to $7,000,000 and is earned based on revenues milestones achieved in 2011. As a result of this transaction, the Company will own 100% of the outstanding common stock of FDD, and going forward the Company plans to consolidate FDD’s financial statements with the Company’s own financial statements.
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
The Company issued a press release on January 11, 2011, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by this reference, in which the company announced the acquisition of Forth Dimension Displays, Ltd. This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 Press Release dated January 11, 2011, announcing Kopin Corporation’s acquisition of Forth Dimension Display, Ltd.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| KOPIN CORPORATION | ||||
| Dated: January 11, 2011 | By: | /S/ RICHARD A. SNEIDER | ||
| Richard A. Sneider | ||||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 11, 2011, announcing Kopin Corporation’s acquisition of Forth Dimension Display, Ltd. | |