form8k.htm


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):  February 7, 2011 (February 4, 2011)

 
Universal Display Corporation
 
 
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
 



Pennsylvania
 
1-12031
 
23-2372688
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
       


375 Phillips Boulevard
   
Ewing, NJ
 
08618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (609) 671-0980

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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 4, 2011, the Registrant entered into Memorandum of Agreement with Moser Baer Technologies, Inc. (MBT).  Under the Memorandum of Agreement, the Registrant agreed to enter into various agreements with MBT, including a License Agreement, a Commercial Material Supply Agreement and a Technical Cooperation Agreement.

Under the License Agreement, MBT will be granted a non-exclusive license under patents and know-how owned or controlled by the Registrant to make and sell specified organic light emitting device (OLED) lighting products.  Under the Commercial Material Supply Agreement, the Registrant will sell certain of its proprietary OLED materials to MBT for the manufacture of licensed OLED lighting products.  Under the Technical Cooperation Agreement, the Registrant will engage in a five-year program with MBT to support MBT’s manufacture of white phosphorescent OLED lighting products.

MBT will pay the Registrant license fees and running royalties on its sales of licensed products under the License Agreement, and fees for the Registrant’s program work under the Technical Cooperation Agreement.  MBT will also pay the Registrant for OLED materials purchased under the Commercial Material Supply Agreement.


 
 

 

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.

 

 
      UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION


Dated: February 7, 2011
By:       /s/ Sidney D. Rosenblatt 
 
Sidney D. Rosenblatt
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary