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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2006
Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-14120 52-1611421
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 679-4000
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
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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On June 30, 2006, Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (the "Company") entered
into a Share Exchange and Settlement Agreement ("Share Exchange Agreement") with
Blonder Tongue Telephone, LLC ("BTT"), Resource Investment Group, LLC ("RIG"),
Broadstar South, LLC ("BBS"), H. Tyler Bell ("TB"), and Douglas Bell ("DB").
Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, in exchange for the 49 membership
shares of BTT held by the Company, representing the Company's 50% ownership
interest in BTT (the "BTT Shares"), BTT transferred back to the Company the
500,000 shares of the Company's common stock which was previously contributed by
the Company to the capital of BTT (the "Company Common Stock"). Under the terms
of the Share Exchange Agreement, the parties also agreed to the following:
o the Company granted BTT a non-transferable equipment purchase credit
in the aggregate amount of $400,000 (subject to certain off-sets as
set forth in the Share Exchange Agreement); two-thirds (2/3rds) of
which ($270,000) must be used solely for the purchase of telephony
equipment and the remaining one-third (1/3rd) of which ($130,000) may
be used for either video/data equipment or telephony equipment;
o the equipment credit expires automatically in six (6) months, on
December 31, 2006;
o certain non-material agreements were terminated, including the Amended
and Restated Operating Agreement of BTT among the Company, BTT and
RIG, the Joint Venture Agreement among the Company, BTT, TB and DB,
the Royalty Agreement between the Company and BTT, and the Stock
Pledge Agreement between the Company and BTT, each of which was dated
September 11, 2003 (collectively, the "Prior Agreements");
o BTT agreed, within ninety (90) days, to change its corporate name and
cease using any intellectual property of the Company, including,
without limitation, the names "Blonder", "Blonder Tongue" or "BT"; and
o the mutual release among the parties of all claims related to (i) the
ownership, purchase, sale or transfer of the BTT Shares or the Company
Common Stock, (ii) the Joint Venture (as defined in the Joint Venture
Agreement) and (iii) the Prior Agreements.
The foregoing description of the Share Exchange Agreement is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Share
Exchange Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit 99.1 Share Exchange Agreement
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are neither
promises nor guarantees, are based upon assumptions and estimates that might not
be realized and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. There
are a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ from these
forward-looking statements, including the success of marketing and sales
strategies and new product development, the price of raw materials, and general
economic and business conditions. Other risks and uncertainties that may
materially affect the Company are provided in the Company's annual reports to
shareholders and the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission from time to time, including reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.
Please refer to these documents for a more thorough description of these and
other risk factors.
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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.
BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC.
By: /s/ Eric Skolnik
Eric Skolnik
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 7, 2006