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 December 12, 2003 ------------------------------------------------ Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-9334 13-3258160 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Twelve Commerce Drive, Shelton, CT. 06484 ----------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) (203) 402-1000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since Last Report) 1 Item 5. Other Events On December 12, 2003, Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. ("Baldwin or the "Company"), entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") whereby technotrans would acquire, through a one-step merger, all outstanding shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock of Baldwin for a price of $2.50 per share in cash. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Baldwin Technology Company, Inc., and technotrans issued the attached joint press release on December 12, 2003 (filed herewith). 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC. -------------------------------- (REGISTRANT) By: /s/ VIJAY C. THARANI ----------------------------- VIJAY C. THARANI (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) Dated: December 15, 2003 3