-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TPho8g6jpBytUS6g3KaYjaCQYhss1mqBMhQ59YmN8PTHuYkt/sZWPoHdTSKHxhf1 o6b0N/OLZbYvg0e1Mg29fg== 0001193125-08-239320.txt : 20081119 0001193125-08-239320.hdr.sgml : 20081119 20081119163231 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-239320 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081119 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20081119 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081119 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ACTION PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000747435 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GAMES, TOYS & CHILDREN'S VEHICLES (NO DOLLS & BICYCLES) [3944] IRS NUMBER: 592095427 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13118 FILM NUMBER: 081201356 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1101 NORTH KELLER RD STREET 2: SUITE E CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32810 BUSINESS PHONE: 4074818007 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1101 NORTH KELLER RD STREET 2: SUITE E CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32810 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACTION PACKETS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880818 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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): November 19, 2008

 

 

Action Products International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida   000-13118   59-2095427
(State of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1101 N. Keller Road, Suite E

Orlando, Florida 32810

(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

(407) 481-8007

(Telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 19, 2008 the registrant announced its forecast of an increase in sales for 2009. The registrant is projecting sales for 2009 of $12 million, an estimated $8.5 million in sales is projected to be generated by the existing product portfolio with an additional $3.5 million resulting from acquired products and products presently owned but not previously released to the market. Such projections are based on, among other assumptions, the registrant’s ability to raise investment and working capital to fund acquisitions and launch of new products. A copy of the press release is annexed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report that is furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and 9.01(c) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is disclosed solely for purposes of Regulation FD.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired: None

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: None

 

(c) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1   APII Announces Planned Growth for 2009 dated November 19, 2008.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

ACTION PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:  

/s/    ROBERT BURROWS

 

Robert Burrows

Chief Financial Officer

Date:   November 19, 2008

 

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EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm APII ANNOUNCES PLANNED GROWTH FOR 2009 APII Announces Planned Growth for 2009

Exhibit 99.1

APII Announces Planned Growth for 2009

Growth Targeted by Focusing on Core Products, New Channels and New Products

ORLANDO, FL—(Marketwire - November 19, 2008) - Action Products International, Inc. (NASDAQ: APII) laid out plans to increase sales in 2009. The management team sees unrealized potential in the Company’s established assets and with the change in culture, redirection of marketing and sales strategies, reduction in operating costs and plans to expand into new channels, management is implementing aggressive sales growth plans for the coming fiscal year.

In 2009, the Company is projecting sales of $12 million, an estimated $8.5 million in sales is projected to be generated by the existing product portfolio with an additional $3.5 million resulting from acquired products and products presently owned but not previously released to the market. The Company stated a large portion of the incremental $3.5 million will be dependent on the Company’s ability to raise investment and working capital to fund acquisitions and launch of new products.

As part of the efforts to maximize sales in the mass market channels, the new management team has reallocated internal resources, contracted specialized sales reps and developed a focused mass market channel program to increase sales in these targeted accounts. Further development of selected new products for chain retailers will also help increase brand awareness and the selling of competitively priced brand assortments rather than individual items. The management team also focused immediately on existing key customers and top selling toy brands with the development of on-package promotions, channel promotions and an aggressive on-line marketing campaign.

The Company is implementing an aggressive sales program to increase international distribution of its full line of award winning branded products such as I Dig™, Curiosity Kits™, Play and Store™, Space Voyagers™ and Kidz Workshop™. Through a recently formulated campaign, management is exploring distribution relationships with selected international distributors and agents in the U.K., Europe, and South America. Action Toys Inc., in the last three years, has posted international sales of over $800,000 to customers in countries ranging from the Americas to Asia and through designated product distributors in the UK and Puerto Rico.

CEO Neil Swartz commented on the targeting strategy, “Growth in our business is crucial for our success. Our management team has outlined aggressive growth plans for new channels in 2009. We believe with our award winning brands in each category, the sales channels we are in now, the new sales initiatives we are implementing and new financing, we expect to achieve our 2009 objectives and be better positioned for the future.”

About Action Products International, Inc.

Action Products International, Inc. is a global manufacturer and distributor of brand-focused consumer products with award winning brands in the educational toys and crafts product segment. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the Company’s product line includes action figures, play-sets, activity kits and premium wooden toys that emphasize educational fun within the themes of arts and crafts, nature and science.

 

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Action Toy Company products are distributed to and sold by more than two thousand retail stores worldwide. For more information about the Action Toy Company, please visit our websites at www.apii.com and www.actiontoycompany.com

Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this release that are not strictly historical are “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements are sometimes identified by words such as “intends,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects” and “hopes.” The forward-looking statements are made based on information available as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Editors and investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to demand for the Company’s products and services, our ability to continue to develop markets, general economic conditions, our ability to secure additional financing for the Company and other factors that may be more fully described in reports to shareholders and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:

ACTION PRODUCTS

Neil Swartz

CEO and Chairman

Email: NSwartz@APII.com

Phone: 407.481.8007

 

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