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): January 31, 2011
POWERVERDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-27866 | 88-0271109 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
23429 NE 35th Drive
Glendale, Arizona 85310
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(623) 780-3321
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
21615 N. 2nd Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85027
(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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Unless otherwise indicated in this Current Report or the context otherwise requires, all references in this Current Report to PowerVerde, the Company, us, our or we are to PowerVerde, Inc.
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 31, 2011, the Company entered into a Binding Letter of Intent for European Distribution (the Letter of Intent) with Newton Investments BV, a Dutch corporation based in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (Newton). Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the Company and Newton agreed to enter into a definitive agreement within 60 days, pursuant to which Newton will, for a period of 10 years, be the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of the Companys proprietary emissions-free electrical power generation systems (the Systems) in the 27 countries which are currently members of the European Union, subject to Newton achieving minimum sales of at least 100 Systems per year and investing at least $750,000 in establishing its manufacturing facility and distribution network, as well as other terms and conditions set forth in the Letter of Intent.
The Company will receive as a royalty an amount equal to 20% of the gross sale price of each System sold by Newton. Newton also agreed to purchase an initial System from the Company for a price of $90,000. Also, pursuant to the Letter of Intent, an affiliate of Newton invested $250,000 in the Company by privately purchasing 333,333 restricted shares of the Companys common stock at a price of $.75 per share. In connection with this purchase, the Company issued to the investor a three-year warrant to buy an additional 333,333 shares at a price of $.75 per share. The definitive documentation will contain representations, covenants, conditions and indemnities which are customary for comparable transaction.
Prior to the date of the Letter of Intent, neither the Company nor any affiliate of the Company had any material relationship with Newton other than in respect of the negotiation of the Letter of Intent.
A copy of the Letter of Intent is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits |
(c) | Exhibits |
Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
10.1 | Binding Letter of Intent for European Distribution, dated January 31, 2011, by and between PowerVerde, Inc. and Newton Investments BV |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
POWERVERDE, INC. | ||||
Dated: February 4, 2011 |
By: | /s/ George Konrad | ||
George Konrad | ||||
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
10.1 | Binding Letter of Intent for European Distribution, dated January 31, 2011, by and between PowerVerde, Inc. and Newton Investments BV |