india-8k02072008.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
February
7, 2008
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
INDIA
GLOBALIZATION CAPITAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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001-32830
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20-2760393
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation)
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File
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Identification
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4336 Montgomery
Ave.,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address
of principal executive
offices) (Zip
Code)
(301) 983-0998
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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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
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
FR 240.13e-4(c))
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On
February 7, 2008, India Globalization Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a
press release announcing that a Special Meeting of Stockholders will take place
on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, to vote on
a) the proposed acquisition by the Company of a 63% equity interest in Sricon
Infrastructures, Limited (“Sricon”), b) the acquisition by the Company of
convertible preference shares, and a direct equity interest in Techni Bharathi
(“TBL”) and c) the acquisition by the Company from Odeon Limited of convertible
preference shares of TBL, which when converted along with the convertible
preference shares purchased directly from TBL would result in the Company owning
a 77% equity interest in TBL. The Company’s Special Meeting of
Stockholders will be held at the offices of Seyfarth Shaw, LLP 815 Connecticut
Ave, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20006. Stockholders of record
as of the close of business on February 4, 2008 will be entitled to vote at the
special meeting. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Where
to Find Additional Information
The
Company has filed with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement and plans to file
with the SEC a definitive proxy statement in connection with the proposed
transaction. Investors are urged to carefully read the proxy statements and any
other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available, because
they will contain important information about the Company and the transaction.
Copies of the proxy statements and other documents filed by the Company will be
available at the Web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Participants
in the Solicitation
The Company, its current directors,
executive officers and representatives, and certain individuals nominated to
serve as the Company’s directors or executive officers following the proposed
acquisition may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
the Company’s stockholders in connection with such acquisition. The
Company has retained Morrow & Co. for an estimated fee of $27,500, plus out
of pocket expenses, to assist in distributing proxy materials and soliciting
proxies. In addition,
Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. and Maxim
Group, LLC of the underwriters for the Company’s
IPO, may assist in these efforts and may also be deemed to be participants in
such solicitations of proxies. In connection with the Company’s IPO,
the Company has agreed to pay the underwriters for the IPO a non-accountable
expense allowance, all of which (in the amount of $1,769,400) would not be
payable unless and until the Company completes a business combination. The
Company will not pay the underwriters additional fees in connection with any
such efforts. Information regarding the Company's current directors
and executive officers is available in the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-124942), which was filed with the SEC on May 13,
2005, and subsequent amendments thereto, and are also contained in the Company’s
preliminary proxy statement. Other information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and
indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are set forth in the
proxy statements currently and to be filed with the SEC in connection with the
proposed acquisition.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
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Press
Release of India Globalization Capital, Inc., dated February 7,
2008.
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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.
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INDIA
GLOBALIZATION CAPITAL, INC.
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Date: February
7, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Ram
Mukunda
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Ram
Mukunda
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit
Index
99.1
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Press
Release of India Globalization Capital, Inc., dated February 7,
2008.
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