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): | December 8, 2009 |
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| Gaming Partners International Corporation |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Nevada | 000-23588 | 88-0310433 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 1700 Industrial Road, Las Vegas, Nevada | | 89102 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (702) 384-2425 |
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| Not applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
On December 8, 2009, Holding Wilson, S.A. (“Holding Wilson”), the controlling stockholder of Gaming Partners International Corporation (the “Company”), established a pre-arranged stock purchase plan in accordance with the guidelines of Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company’s insider trading policies regarding stock transactions. Holding Wilson is an entity owned and controlled by Elisabeth Carretté, the Company’s chairman of the board of directors. Under Holding Wilson’s Rule 10b5-1 plan, a broker-dealer is authorized to purchase on the open market up to 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at prevailing market prices and subject to maximum price thresholds specified in the plan. Purchases under Holding Wilson’s 10b5-1 plan may take place periodically between January 7, 2010 and no later than May 31, 2010, subject to earlier termination. Any purchases under Holding Wilson’s 10b5-1 plan will be disclosed publicly through appropriate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company does not undertake to report Rule 10b5-1 plans that may be adopted by any officers or directors in the future, or to report any modification to or termination of any publicly announced trading plan, except to the extent required by law.
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.
| | Gaming Partners International Corporation |
| | (Registrant) |
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| Date: December 10, 2009 | |
| | By: | /s/ David W. Grimes |
| | | David W. Grimes |
| | Its: | Chief Financial Officer |
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