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): November 27, 2012
MENDOCINO BREWING COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
California
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-22524 | 68-0318293 | |
| (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | |
| 1601 Airport Road, Ukiah, California | 95482 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(707) 463-2087
(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 November 27, 2012, Kingfisher Beer Europe Limited, a subsidiary of United Breweries International (UK) Limited (“UBIUK”), which is in turn the United Kingdom subsidiary of Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc. (the “Company”), received a letter (the “Letter Agreement”) from United Breweries Limited, an Indian corporation (“UB”), which Letter Agreement stated that UB shall extend the term of the license granted pursuant to that certain License Agreement, by and between UBIUK and UB, dated as of October 9, 1998, as amended on October 22, 2001 (the ”License Agreement”), for an additional period of five years, commencing on October 9, 2013, on terms to be mutually agreed to by the parties and subject to certain conditions.
As previously disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the License Agreement, UBIUK obtained the exclusive brewing and distribution rights for Kingfisher Premium Lager in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and continental Europe. Also as previously disclosed, the Chairman of the Company’s board of directors, Dr. Vijay Mallya, is also the Chairman of UB.
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.
| MENDOCINO BREWING COMPANY, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: November 30, 2012 | By: | /s/ Mahadevan Narayanan |
| Mahadevan Narayanan | ||
| Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary | ||