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):
August 5, 2014
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| | Delaware | | 1-14050 | | 06-1308215 | |
| | (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
One Lexmark Centre Drive
740 West New Circle Road
Lexington, Kentucky 40550
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(859) 232-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 5, 2014, Lexmark International Technology S.A., a Switzerland joint stock company (“LITSA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lexmark International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lexmark”), announced that it had increased its cash tender offer for all of the outstanding Class A and Class B shares of ReadSoft AB (“ReadSoft”). LITSA’s revised offer price is SEK 55.50 per share of ReadSoft, irrespective of share class. The acceptance period for the cash tender offer is expected to commence on or about August 7, 2014 and end on or about August 28, 2014, with settlement occurring on or about September 4, 2014.
On August 5, 2014, LITSA and Lexmark each issued press releases announcing the increased tender offer price for all of the outstanding shares of ReadSoft. The text of the press releases are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | | |
| | Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
| | 99.1 | | Press Release issued by LITSA, dated August 5, 2014. |
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| | 99.2 | | Press Release issued by Lexmark, dated August 5, 2014. |
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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.
Lexmark International, Inc.
(Registrant)
August 5, 2014
By: /s/ Robert J. Patton
Robert J. Patton
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by LITSA, dated August 5, 2014. |
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| 99.2 | | Press Release issued by Lexmark, dated August 5, 2014. |
