UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):May 7, 2008
Global Traffic Network, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-51838 | 33-1117834 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 880 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York | 10022 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 896-1255
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 7, 2008, the registrant entered into a letter of intent with UBC Media Group plc to acquire UBC Media Group’s Commercial Division operations, which supplies traffic, news and entertainment information to approximately 250 radio stations in the United Kingdom in exchange for commercial airtime inventory that is then sold to advertisers. The letter of intent contemplates that the registrant will acquire the share capital of the UBC Media Group subsidiary that conducts its commercial division operations for GBP 15 million (approximately $29.6 million). In its discretion, the Company may elect to satisfy GBP 1 million (approximately $2 million) of the purchase price by issuing 208,209 shares of its common stock.
Closing of the contemplated transaction will be contingent upon, among other things, satisfaction by the registrant of its due diligence investigation, negotiation of a mutually acceptable purchase agreement containing warranties, representations, indemnities, covenants, conditions and other terms customary for a transaction of this size and nature and receipt of approval by the shareholders of UBC Media Group.
In connection with entering into the letter of intent, the Company has deposited GBP 350,000 (approximately $690,000) in earnest money into an escrow account that will be credited towards the purchase price at upon closing of the acquisition. The deposit is refundable if either UBC Media Group elects not to proceed with the transaction or if conditions specified in the letter of intent are not satisfied and the Company elects not to proceed. The deposit will be forfeited if the Company elects not to proceed with the transaction for other reasons. Subject to specified exceptions, the Company has agreed not to solicit radio stations currently serviced by UBC Media Group’s commercial division for a period of six months following an election by the Company not to proceed with the transaction for any reason.
On May 7, 2008, the registrant issued a press release announcing entry into the letter intent, which press release is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release dated May 7, 2008.
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.
| Global Traffic Network, Inc., a Nevada corporation | ||||||
| Date: May 13, 2008 | By: | /s/ Scott E. Cody | ||||
Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 7, 2008. |