8-K 1 f8k080813_jbi.htm CURRENT REPORT f8k080813_jbi.htm


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):   August 8, 2013
 
   
JBI, Inc.
   
   
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
 
Nevada
 
000-52444
 
90-0822950
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
  
       
20 Iroquois St
Niagara Falls, NY
     
14303
(Address of principal executive offices)
     
(Zip Code)
         
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (716) 278-0015
         
   
N/A
   
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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Section 8 — Other Events
 
Item 8.01       Other Events

On August 8, 2013, JBI, Inc., (the “Company”) entered into a stipulation agreement (the “Stipulation Agreement”) in potential settlement of the previously reported class action lawsuit filed by certain stockholders of the Company against the Company and Messrs. Bordynuik and Baldwin (both former officers of the Company) on behalf of a settlement class consisting of purchasers of the Company’s common stock during the period from August 28, 2009 through January 4, 2012 (the “Proposed Class Period”).  Under the Stipulation Agreement, the Company would agree to issue shares of its common stock that will comprise a settlement fund.  The number of shares to be issued will be dependent on the price per share of the Company’s common stock during a period preceding the date of the Court’s entry of final judgment in the case (the “Judgment Date”).  If the price of the Company’s common stock is less than $0.50 per share based upon the average closing price for the 90 trading days preceding the Judgment Date, the Company would issue 3 million shares of its common stock. If the price of the Company’s common stock is between $0.50 and $0.70 per shares, based upon the same 90-day average closing price, the Company would issue 2.5 million shares of its common stock.  If the price of the Company’s common stock is more than $0.70 per share based upon the same 90-day average closing price the Company will issue 1.75 million shares of its common stock.  The shares will not be distributed to class members in kind.  At any time after final approval by the Court, class counsel would have the option to sell all or any portion of such shares for the benefit of class members, subject to certain volume limitations.  Plaintiff’s counsel’s attorneys’ fees, subject to Court approval, would be paid out of the settlement fund.  The Company would also pay settlement-related costs up to a maximum of $200,000.  The plaintiffs and each of the class members who purchased the Company’s common stock during the Proposed Class Period and alleged they were damaged would be deemed to have fully released all claims against the Company and other defendants upon entry of judgment.

It is contemplated that the agreement will be submitted to the Court and that class counsel will apply for entry of an order requesting the preliminary approval of the settlement, including the mailing of a settlement notice that will include, among other things, the general terms of the settlement, proposed plan of allocation, and terms of plaintiff’s counsel’s fee application.  It is further contemplated that a hearing will be requested at which the Court will be asked to finally approve the settlement of the litigation and to enter judgment accordingly.  Any actual settlement is subject to risks and uncertainties concerning, among other things, objections from class members to the terms of the settlement and failure of the Court to approve the settlement.

The foregoing summary description of the Stipulation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the agreement itself, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
 
Item 8.01       Other Events

On August 9, 2013, JBI, Inc., (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing potential settlement of the previously reported class action lawsuit filed by certain stockholders of the Company against the Company and Messrs. Bordynuik and Baldwin (both former officers of the Company), delayed filing of the Company Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 and rescheduling of the Company’s conference call originally scheduled for August 12, 2013.  A copy of the press release issued on August 9, 2013 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
 
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
10.1
 
Stipulation Agreement dated August 8, 2013.
99.1
 
Press Release dated August 9, 2013
 
 
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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.
 
 
JBI, Inc.
 
     
August 9, 2013  
By:
/s/ Matthew J. Ingham
 
 
Name:  
Matthew J. Ingham
 
 
Title: 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
10.1
 
Stipulation Agreement dated August 8, 2013
99.1
 
Press Release dated August 9, 2013