-----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, TKo+mMItZmRxaSH9EQoK7bnr3uvHplpMCtoFzdQwZIg8C/jSMQ8LXQBBpShqXiRa IX9MF1qPwMXCURU0y/EZmQ== 0000805792-00-000004.txt : 20000410 0000805792-00-000004.hdr.sgml : 20000410 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000805792-00-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000330 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000407 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000805792 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PRINTING TRADES MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3555] IRS NUMBER: 133258160 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09334 FILM NUMBER: 596162 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 RICHARDS AVENUE CITY: NORWALK STATE: CT ZIP: 06854 BUSINESS PHONE: 2038387470 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 RICHARDS AVENUE CITY: NORWALK STATE: CT ZIP: 06854 8-K 1 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): March 30, 2000 BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-9334 13-3258160 (State or other (Commission (I.R.S Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) One Norwalk West, 40 Richards Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 203-838-7470 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.) Item 5. Other Events On March 30, 2000, Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing a corporate restructuring plan designed to reduce the Company's worldwide cost base and strengthen its competitive position as a leading global supplier of auxiliary equipment to the printing and publishing industry. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release of Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. issued March 30, 2000: Baldwin Announces Corporate Restructuring Plan. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC. BY s\ James M. Rutledge Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Dated: April 7, 2000 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. 99.1 Press release of Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. issued March 30, 2000: Baldwin Announces Corporate Restructuring Plan. 4 EX-99.1 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Helen P. Oster 203-866-3497 BALDWIN ANNOUNCES CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING PLAN NORWALK, CT, March 30, 2000 - Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. (ASE:BLD) announced today a corporate restructuring plan to reduce the Company's worldwide cost base and strengthen its competitive position as a leading global supplier of auxiliary equipment to the printing and publishing industry. The Company estimates that the cost of implementing the restructuring plan will be approximately $7 million of which $5 million will be recorded as a charge in the quarter ending March 31, 2000. The balance will be charged as incurred during implementation. Separately, the Company will also record in the quarter ending March 31, 2000 a tax benefit of $4 million to recognize the effect of a net operating loss carryforward in one of its foreign subsidiaries. The restructuring plan is expected to reduce costs by more than $6 million per year by mid-2001. These net savings are a consequence of the consolidation of certain facilities, the concentration of higher production volumes at other facilities, and a reduction in total employment of approximately 100 from the current level of 1,030. Commenting on these initiatives, Gerald A. Nathe, Chairman and President said, "These actions, in combination with the recently announced senior management appointments and the restructured marketing, sales and service organizations, are intended to revitalize the March 30, 2000 Page 2 of 2 Company and provide the infrastructure to support sustained, profitable growth in the future." The reduced costs will allow us to deliver competitively priced products to the market while improving our profit margins. The plan is essential to our strategy of aggressively pursuing opportunities in the sheetfed and web press marketplace as well as in the newspaper arena. In addition, this plan provides the base for our strategy of building a material handling equipment presence in the small format, short run, digital segment of the printing and publishing market. Pursuing this strategy will require repositioning our material handling equipment focus, and will involve making certain acquisitions and divestitures to implement the strategy." Finally, Mr. Nathe noted, "As we complete the fiscal third quarter ending March 31, 2000, net income, exclusive of restructuring and other special items, is expected to be at approximately the average of the two previous quarters of the fiscal year, reflecting continued global softness for equipment in the commercial web market. Order rates in general, however, are strengthening and our backlog is growing." CAUTIONARY STATEMENT--This Release contains statements regarding expected future order and sales rates, operating margins and profitability which may constitute "forward-looking" information as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially as the result of certain factors discussed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. is the leading international manufacturer of controls, accessories and material handling equipment for the printing industry. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----