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)
BALLANTYNE OF OMAHA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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1-13906 |
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47-0587703 |
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(Commission File No.) |
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(IRS Employer |
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4350 McKinley Street |
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68112 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(402) 453-4444
(Registrant’s Telephone Number Including Area Code)
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:
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Form 8-K
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 24, 2005, Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a definitive agreement with NEC Solutions (America), Inc., to distribute NEC’s full line of DLP-based digital projection equipment.
Under the three-year agreement, Ballantyne will distribute NEC’s line of STARBeam™ iS8, iS15 and iS25 digital cinema projectors, as well as its full suite of digital pre-show projection systems and digital display equipment from its ADVASuite™ In-Theatre Advertising system. The agreement includes distribution rights for all of the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, Canada, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits. The following document is filed as part of this report: see Exhibit Index on page 3.
SIGNATURE
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.
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BALLANTYNE OF OMAHA, INC. |
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Date: May 27, 2005 |
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/s/ Brad French |
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Brad French, Secretary/Treasurer and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
10.8 Reseller Agreement dated May 24, 2005, between the Company and NEC Solutions (America), Inc.
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