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
March 30, 2010
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
NEW ULM TELECOM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 0-3024 | 41-0440990 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
27 North Minnesota Street
New Ulm, Minnesota 56073
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(507) 354-4111
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On March 30, 2010, New Ulm Telecom, Inc. (“New Ulm”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement under which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in the agreement, New Ulm will acquire all of the assets of the cable television system in and around Glencoe, Minnesota from Midcontinent Communications (“MIDCO”).
The proposed transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, and approval by MIDCO partners. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of New Ulm and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2010. New Ulm is funding the purchase from cash on hand.
Additional information regarding this transaction will be included in New Ulm’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before May 15, 2010.
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.
| New Ulm Telecom, Inc. |
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Date: March 30, 2010 | By: | /s/ Bill Otis |
| | Bill Otis
President and Chief Executive Officer |
