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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 23, 2008
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Articles of Incorporation)
| | Pennsylvania | | 22-1895850 | |
| | (State of Incorporation) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| | 101 Wolf Drive, PO Box 188, Thorofare, New Jersey | | 08086 | |
| | (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) | |
| | 856-848-1800 | |
| | (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |
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(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure |
On June 23, 2008, Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OATSystems, Inc. the leader in RFID-based application software and middleware. The all cash transaction is valued at approximately $37 million.
A copy of the press release is furnished and attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein solely for the purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure. The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K provided under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is provided in connection with Regulation FD.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) The following exhibits are furnished (not filed) herewith:
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated June 23, 2008.
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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| | CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. |
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| Dated: June 23, 2008 | | By: /s/ Raymond D. Andrews |
| | Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
Index of Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release dated June 23, 2008
(furnished to, not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission
