UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 29, 2008
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
MPC CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Colorado | | 0-115404 | | 84-1577562 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
906 East Karcher Road, Nampa, ID 83687
(Address of principal executive offices)
(208) 893-3434
(Registrant’s telephone number, including are code)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On June 29, 2008, MPC Corporation and Gateway, Inc. entered into Amendment 1 to the Limited License of Gateway's Rights (the "Amendment"). The Amendment modifies Section 6.1.1 of the Limited License of Gateway's Rights entered into on October 1, 2007, a copy of which was filed by MPC Corporation as Exhibit 99.13 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on September 9, 2007.
The Amendment provides that MPC Corporation's license to use Gateway's licensed marks will terminate eighteen months after October 1, 2007, provided that during the last six months of this period, MPC Corporation may only use the licensed marks in conjunction with MPC marks (co-branded use). Prior to the Amendment, the license was scheduled to terminate one year after October 1, 2007.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
99.1 Amendment 1 to the Limited License of Gateway's Rights dated as of June 29, 2008 between MPC Corporation and Gateway, Inc.
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.
| Date: July 3, 2008 | | By: /s/ Curtis Akey
Curtis Akey
Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99.1 | | Amendment 1 to the Limited License of Gateway's Rights dated as of June 29, 2008 between MPC Corporation and Gateway, Inc. | |
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