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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2008
Registration No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization)
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375 Phillips Boulevard
Ewing, New Jersey 08618
(609) 671-0980
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrants principal executive offices)
STEVEN V. ABRAMSON
President and Chief Executive Officer
Universal Display Corporation
375 Phillips Boulevard
Ewing, New Jersey 08618
(609) 671-0980
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications to:
JUSTIN W. CHAIRMAN, ESQ.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 963-5000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the
effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the
following box.
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If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities
Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box: o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box: o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount |
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Proposed Maximum |
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Proposed Maximum |
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Aggregate Offering Price(2) |
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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32,615 shares
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15.73 |
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513,034 |
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Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, such number of shares of common stock registered
hereby shall include an indeterminable number of shares of common stock that may be issued in
connection with a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar event. |
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Fee calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average of the
high and low prices per share of the Registrants common stock on May 5, 2008, as reported on the
NASDAQ Global Market. |
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary
to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically
states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may change. We may not sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an
offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 9, 2008
PROSPECTUS
32,615 Shares
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
Common Stock
The shareholder of Universal Display Corporation identified in this prospectus under Selling
Shareholder, or its donees, pledgees or other transferees, is offering up to 32,615 shares of our
common stock for resale to the public. The selling shareholder intends to sell, from time to time,
the shares of common stock that it currently owns.
We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of shares of our common stock by the selling
shareholder. We are paying the expenses of this offering.
The primary market for our common stock is the NASDAQ Global Market, where it trades under the
symbol PANL. On May 8, 2008, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NASDAQ
Global Market was $15.12 per share.
An investment in our common stock involves significant risks. You should carefully consider
the risk factors described on page 5 before investing in our common stock.
The securities have not been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state
securities commission, nor have they determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2008
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus contain some
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements concern possible or assumed future events,
results and business outcomes. These statements often include words such as believe, expect,
anticipate, intend, plan, estimate, seek, will, may or similar expressions. These
statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry,
as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments
and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances.
As you read and consider this prospectus, you should not place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements. You should understand that these statements involve substantial risk
and uncertainty and are not guarantees of future performance or results. They depend on many
factors that are discussed further in the section of this prospectus entitled Risk Factors,
including:
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the outcomes of our ongoing and future research and development activities, and those
of others, relating to organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials; |
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our ability to access future OLED technology developments of our academic and
commercial research partners; |
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the potential commercial applications of and future demand for our OLED technologies
and materials, and of OLED products in general; |
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our ability to form and continue strategic relationships with manufacturers of OLED
products; |
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successful commercialization of products incorporating our OLED technologies and
materials by OLED manufacturers, and their continued willingness to utilize our OLED
technologies and materials; |
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the comparative advantages and disadvantages of our OLED technologies and materials
versus competing technologies and materials currently on the market; |
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the nature and potential advantages of any competing technologies that may be
developed in the future; |
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our ability to compete against third parties with resources greater than ours; |
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our ability to maintain and improve our competitive position following the expiration
of our fundamental OLED patents; |
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the adequacy of protections afforded to us by the patents that we own or license and
the cost to us of maintaining and enforcing those patents; |
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our ability to obtain, expand and maintain patent protection in the future, and to
protect our unpatentable intellectual property; |
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our exposure to and ability to withstand third-party claims and challenges to our
patents and other intellectual property rights; |
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the payments that we expect to receive under our existing contracts with OLED
manufacturers and the terms of contracts that we expect to enter into with OLED
manufacturers in the future; |
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our future capital requirements and our ability to obtain additional financing if and
when needed; and |
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our future OLED technology licensing and OLED material revenues and results of
operations. |
Changes or developments in any of these areas could affect our financial results or results of
operations, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by any
forward-looking statements.
All forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus or the documents
incorporated by reference, as the case may be. We do not undertake any duty to update any of these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus, or
to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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OUR COMPANY
We are a leader in the research, development and commercialization of organic light emitting
diode, or OLED, technologies and materials. OLEDs are thin, lightweight and power-efficient
solid-state devices that emit light, making them highly suitable for use in full-color displays and
as lighting products. We believe that OLED displays have begun to capture a share of the growing
flat panel display market because they offer potential advantages over competing display
technologies with respect to brightness, power efficiency, viewing angle, video response time and
manufacturing cost. We also believe that OLED lighting products have the potential to replace many
existing light sources in the future because of their high efficiency, excellent color rendering
index, low heat generation and novel form factors. Our technology leadership and intellectual
property position should enable us to share in the revenues from OLED displays and lighting
products as they enter mainstream consumer markets.
Our primary business strategy is to further develop and license our proprietary OLED
technologies to manufacturers of products for display applications, such as cell phones, MP3
players, laptop computers and televisions, and specialty and general lighting products. In support
of this objective, we also develop new OLED materials and sell materials to those product
manufacturers. Through our internal research and development efforts and our relationships with
world-class partners such as Princeton University, the University of Southern California, the
University of Michigan, Motorola, Inc. and PPG Industries, Inc., we have established a significant
portfolio of proprietary OLED technologies and materials. We currently own, exclusively license or
have the sole right to sublicense more than 825 patents issued and pending worldwide.
In 2007, four manufacturers purchased our proprietary OLED materials for use in commercial
OLED display products: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. of South Korea, Chi Mei EL Corporation of Taiwan,
Tohoku Pioneer Corporation of Japan, and LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. of South Korea (now known as LG
Display). We also have entered into a patent license agreement with Samsung SDI, under which we
began receiving royalties in 2007 based on Samsung SDIs commencement of sales of active matrix
OLED display products. In addition, we are working with many other companies who are evaluating our
OLED technologies and materials for possible use in commercial OLED display and lighting products,
including Seiko Epson Corporation, Konica Minolta Technology Center, Inc. and Sony Corporation.
Corporate Information
Our corporation was organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in April
1985. Our business was commenced in June 1994 by a company then known as Universal Display
Corporation, which had been incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey. On June 22,
1995, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours merged into this New Jersey corporation. The surviving
corporation in this merger became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours and changed its name to UDC,
Inc. Simultaneously with the consummation of this merger, we changed our name to Universal Display
Corporation. UDC, Inc. now functions as an operating subsidiary of ours and has overlapping
officers and directors. In January 2008, we also formed a second wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal
Display Corporation Hong Kong, Ltd.
Our principal executive offices are located at 375 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08618
and our telephone number is (609) 671-0980. Our website is located at www.universaldisplay.com.
The information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before purchasing our common
stock, you should carefully consider the risks described in the SEC filings incorporated by
reference in this prospectus, including, without limitation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007. You should not purchase our securities if you cannot afford the loss
of your entire investment.
THE OFFERING
All 32,615 shares of our common stock offered hereunder are owned by PPG Industries, Inc.
These consist of the following shares:
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15,090 shares of common stock that we issued to PPG Industries on April 25, 2008 as
nonrefundable consideration for services furnished to us by PPG Industries under our OLED
Materials Supply and Service Agreement for the period from January 1, 2008 through March
31, 2008; and |
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17,525 shares of common stock that we issued to PPG Industries on April 25, 2008 as
nonrefundable consideration for services to be furnished to us by PPG Industries under our
OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement for the period from April 1, 2008 through June
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We entered into an OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement with PPG Industries effective
as of January 1, 2006. The term of this agreement was recently extended through December 31, 2011.
Pursuant to this agreement, PPG Industries provides us with support and assistance in
commercializing various OLED materials in which we have a proprietary interest, as well as certain
other services relating to the supply of OLED materials that we use and resell to third parties.
As described in the subsequent paragraph, PPG Industries receives cash and shares of our common
stock as compensation for this work.
Under our OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement with PPG Industries, we compensate PPG
Industries in a combination of cash and shares of our common stock for the services provided to us.
Specifically, we pay PPG Industries on a cost-plus basis for the specific services performed by PPG
Industries under these agreements during each calendar quarter. We pay PPG Industries for
commercial OLED chemicals, analytical services and environmental, health and safety services in all
cash. Payment for up to 50% of the remaining services process development work, purchased raw
materials, development OLED chemicals and pre-commercial OLED chemicals may be paid, at our sole
discretion, in cash or shares of common stock, with the balance payable in cash. The specific
number of shares of common stock issuable to PPG Industries under the agreements is determined
based on a formula, with the number of shares based on the average trading price for our common
stock during a specified period at the end of that quarter. If, however, this average trading
price is less than a specified dollar amount, we are required to compensate PPG Industries entirely
in cash.
With respect to the first and third calendar quarters of each year during the term of our OLED
Materials Supply and Service Agreement, the shares of common stock payable to PPG Industries are
issued shortly following the close of the quarter, based on an actual calculation of the expenses
of PPG Industries during the concluded quarter. With respect to the second and fourth quarters of
each year during the term of the agreement, the shares are issued at the beginning of the quarter,
along with the shares discussed in the previous sentence, based on an estimated budget of expenses
the parties expect PPG Industries to incur during the second or fourth quarter in question. In
each case, the issuance of the shares is final. If the actual expenses of PPG Industries in the
second or fourth quarter are greater or less than the expenses contemplated in the budget, that
amount of the difference is added to or subtracted from the expenses calculated for the next
calendar quarter for purposes of determining the number of shares to be issued to PPG Industries
with respect to that next calendar quarter. This reconciliation does not, however, take into
account any increase or diminution in value of the previously issued shares that may occur based on
the movement of the market price of our common stock, and, once issued to PPG Industries, no shares
are refundable as a result of such reconciliation.
PPG Industries may sell the shares of common stock being offered hereunder in a secondary or
resale offering. Under the terms of our OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement with PPG
Industries, we are contractually required to register these shares for resale by PPG Industries.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
PPG Industries will receive the proceeds from the resale of the shares of common stock. We
will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the shares of common stock by PPG Industries.
SELLING SHAREHOLDER
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of
common stock by PPG Industries as of May 2, 2008, and the number of shares of common stock covered
by this prospectus.
The securities listed below have been issued to PPG Industries in a private placement under
our OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement. Under this agreement, PPG Industries has various
rights and is subject to certain restrictions. For example, PPG Industries has limited preemptive
rights that allow it to purchase shares in certain future offerings of our common stock, or
securities convertible into common stock, so that PPG Industries can maintain its overall
percentage ownership of our common stock. In addition, PPG Industries is restricted from engaging
in short sales of our securities during the term of the OLED Materials Supply and Service
Agreement, and may not, within the 30-day period following the end of each calendar quarter during
the term of the agreement, sell, on any day during that 30-day period, that number of shares of our
common stock, or securities convertible into our common stock, which would exceed 25% of the
average daily trading volume of our common stock for the 90-day period immediately preceding the
30-day restricted period.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally
includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. The shares of our common stock
subject to stock purchase warrants held by PPG Industries that are currently exercisable or
exercisable within 60 days after November 1, 2007, are deemed outstanding and to be beneficially
owned PPG Industries.
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The percentage ownership for PPG Industries is based on 35,880,401 shares of our common stock
outstanding as of May 2, 2008. In accordance with SEC rules, options to purchase shares of
common stock that are exercisable as of May 2, 2008, or will become exercisable within 60 days
thereafter, are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding such
options for the purpose of computing such persons percentage ownership, but are not deemed to
be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The
number of shares that will be beneficially owned after the resale of the shares being offered
by this prospectus include 711,381 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants owned by PPG
Industries that are currently exercisable. |
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PPG Industries is a reporting company under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. As such, we are omitting information regarding the natural persons
who exercise voting and dispositive power with respect to these shares. |
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114,430 shares of common stock owned by PPG Industries; and |
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711,381 shares of common stock that may be acquired by PPG Industries upon the
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling shareholder, including any donees, pledgees or other transferees who receive
shares from the selling shareholder, may, from time to time, sell all or a portion of the shares of
common stock on any market upon which the common stock may be quoted, in privately negotiated
transactions or otherwise, at fixed prices that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the
time of sale, at prices related to such market prices or at negotiated prices. The selling
shareholder may sell the shares of common stock by various methods, including one or more of the
following:
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block trades in which the broker or dealer so engaged by the selling shareholder will
attempt to sell the shares of common stock as agent, but may purchase and resell a portion
of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
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purchases by the broker or dealer as principal and resale by the broker or dealer for
its account pursuant to this prospectus; |
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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the exchange; |
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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits
purchasers; |
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negotiated transactions or otherwise, including an underwritten offering; |
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market sales (both long and short to the extent permitted under the federal securities
laws); |
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in connection with short sales of the shares of common stock; |
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in connection with the writing of non-traded and exchange-traded call options, in hedge
transactions and in settlement of other transactions in standardized or over-the-counter
options, if permitted under the securities laws; and |
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a combination of any of these methods of sale. |
In effecting sales, brokers and dealers engaged by the selling shareholder may arrange for
other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or dealers may receive commissions or discounts
from the selling shareholder or, if any such broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of such
shares, from such purchaser, in amounts to be negotiated. These commissions or discounts may
exceed those customary in the types of transactions involved. Broker-dealers may agree with the
selling shareholder to sell a specified number of shares of common stock at a stipulated price per
share, and, to the extent such broker-dealer is unable to do so acting as agent for the selling
shareholder, to purchase as principal any unsold shares of common stock at the price required to
fulfill the broker dealer commitment to the selling shareholder. Broker-dealers who acquire shares
of common stock as principal may thereafter resell such shares of common stock from time to time in
transactions (which may involve block transactions and sales to and through other broker-dealers,
including transactions of the nature described above) at prices and on terms then prevailing at the
time of sale, at prices then related to then-current market price or in negotiated transactions.
In connection with such resales, broker-dealers may pay to or receive from the purchasers of shares
of common stock commissions as described above. The selling shareholder may also sell the shares
of common stock in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, rather
than pursuant to this prospectus.
The selling shareholder and any other person selling shares of common stock pursuant to this
registration statement will be subject to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 rules include, without limitation, Regulation M, which may limit
the timing of purchases and sales of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholder. In
addition, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the
shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common
stock being distributed for a period of up to five business days prior to the commencement of the
distribution. This may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of
the selling shareholder and any other person or entity selling shares of common stock pursuant to
this registration statement to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of
common stock.
The selling shareholder and any broker-dealers or agents that participate with the selling
shareholder in sales of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be underwriters within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with those sales. In such event,
any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares of common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
From time to time, the selling shareholder may pledge its shares of common stock pursuant to
the margin provisions of its customer agreements with its brokers. Upon default by the selling
shareholder, the broker may offer and sell such pledged shares of common stock from time to time.
Upon a sale of the shares of common stock, the
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selling shareholder intends to comply with the
prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by delivering a
prospectus to each purchaser in the transaction. We intend to file any amendments or other
necessary documents in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that may be required
in the event the selling shareholder defaults under any customer agreement with a broker.
We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares of
common stock. We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholder and related parties against
certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. Brokerage commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the
sale of shares by the selling shareholder will be borne by the selling shareholder. The selling
shareholder may agree to indemnify brokers, dealers or agents that participate in sales by the
selling shareholder against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
You should only rely on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized
anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus. The
information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of common stock.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Therefore, we file reports, proxy statements and other information with, and furnish other
reports to, the SEC. You can read and copy all of these documents at the SECs public reference
facilities in Washington, D.C., New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. You may obtain
information on the operation of the SECs public reference facilities by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. You can also read and copy all of the above-referenced documents at the offices of
the NASDAQ Global Market, 1735 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. You also may obtain the
documents we file with the SEC from the SECs Web site on the Internet that is located at
http://www.sec.gov.
We incorporate by reference in this prospectus the information we file with the SEC, which
means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document we
file with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference in this prospectus is an important
part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update
and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference in this prospectus the documents
listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including filings made (i) after the date of
the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement and
(ii) after the date of this prospectus but before the end of this offering. The documents that we
are incorporating by reference are:
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007; |
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Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008; |
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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 7, 2008 and January 14,
2008; and |
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The description of our common stock that is contained in our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed with the SEC on August 6, 1996. |
You should read the information relating to us in this prospectus, together with the
information in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus, unless
otherwise indicated in that document, speaks as of the date of the document. Statements contained
in this prospectus may modify or replace statements contained in the documents incorporated by
reference. In addition, some of the statements contained in one or more of the documents
incorporated by reference may be modified or replaced by statements contained in a document
incorporated by reference that is filed thereafter.
You may request a copy of any or all of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning
us at Universal Display Corporation, 375 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08618, Attention:
Corporate Secretary, Telephone: (609) 671-0980.
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LEGAL OPINION
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will pass on the validity of the
shares of common stock that may be offered by the prospectus.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Universal Display Corporation and subsidiary as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2007, and managements assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2007, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the
reports of KPMG LLP,
independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit report dated March 13,
2008 with respect to the consolidated financial statements refers to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share-Based
Payment, effective January 1, 2006.
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32,615 Shares
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
, 2008
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The estimated expenses payable by the Registrant in connection with the issuance and
distribution of the securities being registered are as follows:
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SEC registration fee |
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21 |
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Transfer agent and registrar fees |
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500 |
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Printing and engraving fees |
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500 |
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Legal and accounting fees |
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6,000 |
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Miscellaneous |
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7,021 |
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The selling shareholder described in the prospectus included herewith will not pay any of the
expenses of this offering.
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Chapter 17, Subchapter D of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended (the
PBCL) contains provisions permitting indemnification of officers and directors of a business
corporation in Pennsylvania.
Sections 1741 and 1742 of the PBCL provide that a business corporation may indemnify directors
and officers against liabilities and expenses they may incur as such in connection with any
threatened, pending or completed civil, administrative or investigative proceeding, provided that
the particular person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in,
or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In general, the
power to indemnify under these sections does not exist in the case of actions against a director or
officer by or in the right of the corporation if the person otherwise entitled to indemnification
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless it is judicially determined that,
despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person
is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for specified expenses.
Section 1743 of the PBCL provides that the corporation is required to indemnify directors and
officers against expenses they may incur in defending actions against them in such capacities if
they are successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of such actions.
Section 1746 of the PBCL grants a corporation broad authority to indemnify its directors and
officers for liabilities and expenses incurred in such capacity, except in circumstances where the
act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is determined by a court to have
constituted willful misconduct or recklessness.
Section 1747 of the PBCL permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a representative of another corporation or other enterprise, against
any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or
arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
indemnify the person against such liability under Chapter 17, Subchapter D of the PBCL.
The registrants Bylaws provide a right to indemnification to the full extent permitted by
law, for expenses (including attorneys fees), damages, punitive damages, judgments, penalties,
fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by any director or officer
whether or not the indemnified liability arises or arose from any threatened, pending or completed
proceeding by or in the right of the registrant (a derivative action) by reason of the fact that
such director or officer is or was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
registrant or, at the request of the registrant, as a director, officer, partner, fiduciary or
trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise, unless the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is
financially determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness. The
Bylaws provide for the advancement of expenses to an indemnified party upon receipt of an
undertaking by the party to repay those amounts if it is finally determined that the indemnified
party is not entitled to indemnification.
The registrants Bylaws authorize the Registrant to take steps to ensure that all persons
entitled to indemnification are properly indemnified, including, if the Board of Directors so
determines, by purchasing and maintaining appropriate insurance.
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Item 16. Exhibits
The exhibits filed as part of this registration statement are as follows:
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Description |
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5.1
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Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP regarding legality of securities being registered. |
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10.1*
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OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement between the registrant and PPG Industries, Inc.,
dated as of July 29, 2005 (filed as an exhibit to the registrants Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein). |
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10.2
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Amendment No. 1 to the OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement between the registrant and
PPG Industries, Inc., dated as of January 4, 2008 (filed as an exhibit to the registrants
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and incorporated by
reference herein). |
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23.1
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Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto). |
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23.2
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Consent of KPMG LLP. |
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24.1
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Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature page hereof). |
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Confidential treatment has been accorded to certain portions of this exhibit pursuant to Rule
406 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. |
Item 17. Undertakings
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration
Fee table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that
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Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the registration statement is on Form S-8 (§239.16b of this chapter), and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement; and |
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Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do
not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 (§239.13 of this chapter)
or Form F-3 (§239.33 of this chapter) and the information required to be included
in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed
with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the |
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, or is contained
in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§230.424(b) of this
chapter) that is part of the registration statement. |
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provided further, however, that paragraphs
(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is for an
offering of asset-backed securities on Form S-1 (§239.11 of this chapter) or Form
S-3 (§239.13 of this chapter), and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment is provided pursuant to Item 1100(c) of Regulation AB
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
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That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933
to any purchaser: |
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If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B: |
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Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
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Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2),
(b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B
relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the
purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used
after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in
the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability
purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such
date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement
relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus
relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made
in a registration statement or prospectus that is a part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference
into the registration statement or prospectus that is a part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such
effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the
registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement
or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or |
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If the registration is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an
offering, other than registration statement relying on Rule 430B or other than
prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and
included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after
effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that
was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
date of first use. |
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That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the
Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: |
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the
underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities
are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications,
the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to
offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
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Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned
registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
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any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or
on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant; |
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The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the
offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
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Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by
the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of the registrants annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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That, insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of
its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Ewing, state of New Jersey, on May 9, 2008.
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UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION |
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By:
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/s/ Sidney D. Rosenblatt
Sidney D. Rosenblatt
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial |
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Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director |
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Each person in so signing also makes, constitutes and appoints Steven V. Abramson and Sidney
D. Rosenblatt, and each of them acting alone, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, to execute and cause to be filed with the securities and exchange
commission pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all
amendments and post-effective amendments to this registration statement, and including any
registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the securities act, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact or his or her substitute or
substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Founder and Chairman of the Board of
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May 9, 2008 |
Sherwin I. Seligsohn
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Directors |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
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May 9, 2008 |
Steven V. Abramson
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(principal executive officer) |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
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May 9, 2008 |
Sidney D. Rosenblatt
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Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director
(principal financial and accounting officer) |
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/s/ Leonard Becker
Leonard Becker
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Director
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May 9, 2008 |
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/s/ Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Elizabeth H. Gemmill
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Director
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May 9, 2008 |
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/s/ C. Keith Hartley
C. Keith Hartley
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Director
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May 9, 2008 |
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/s/ Lawrence Lacerte
Lawrence Lacerte
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Director
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May 9, 2008 |
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