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): July 28, 2008
3DIcon
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Oklahoma
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333-
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73-1479206
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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6804
South Canton Avenue, Suite 150
Tulsa,
OK
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74136
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (918) 494-0505
Gregory
Sichenzia, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61
Broadway, 32nd
Floor
New
York,
New York 10006
Phone:
(212) 930-9700
Fax:
(212) 930-9725
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01 |
ENTRY
INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE
AGREEMENT
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Item
5.02. |
DEPARTURE
OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT
OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
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On
July
28, 2008, 3DIcon Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Employment
Agreement with Dr. Hakki Refai (the “Employment Agreement”) pursuant to which
Dr. Refai has agreed to serve as the Chief Technology Officer of the Company.
Dr. Refai’s employment under the Employment Agreement commenced on July 28, 2008
and will continue for a term of one year from October 1, 2008, the date on
which
he will become a full-time employee of the Company. The term of the Employment
Agreement will automatically extend for successive one year periods unless
otherwise terminated by the parties in accordance with the terms of the
Employment Agreement. The following represents the material terms of the
Employment Agreement:
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Annual
salary of $175,000 until the achievement of certain technical milestones
as provided in the Employment Agreement (the “Technical Milestones”). Upon
achievement of the Technical Milestones, the annual salary shall
increase
to $200,000;
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Commission
which shall not exceed 3% of sales of the Company’s Pixel Precision and
CSpace technologies products, which commission shall not exceed $30,000
for the 12 month period commencing on October 1, 2008 and $50,000
for the
12 month period commencing on October 1, 2009;
and
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Grant
of 5,000,000 incentive stock options with a term of 10 years and
an
exercise price of $0.085 per share which vest as
follows:
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The
first installment of 500,000 options are vested and exercisable on
the
date Dr. Refai commences full-time
employment;
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3,500,000
options, vesting in accordance with certain technical achievements,
deliverables and milestones as provided in the Employment Agreement;
and
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1,000,000
options vesting in accordance with certain non-technical, general
milestones as provided in the Employment Agreement or upon severance
of
the Employment Agreement under certain conditions as provided in
the
Employment Agreement.
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Prior
to
and until Dr. Refai joins the Company on a full-time basis, he served as
the co-principal investigator for the Static Volume / CSpace technologies being
developed under the Company's Sponsored Research Agreement with the
University of Oklahoma. Dr. Refai is the lead inventor of the CSpace technology
and the creator of the Company’s first product, Pixel Precision™. He authored
the patent applications for the Static Volume Displays, Virtual Moving Screen
Displays and Interaction of Micro-Mirror Device with Computer System. Dr. Refai
received his BS degree in electrical engineering in 1992 from Aleppo University
in Syria and his MS and PhD degrees in electrical and computer engineering
in
2002 and 2005, respectively, from the University of Oklahoma.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a)
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Financial
statements of business
acquired.
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Not
applicable.
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(b)
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Pro
forma financial
information.
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Not
applicable.
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(c)
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Shell
company transactions
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Not
applicable
No.
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Description
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10.15
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Employment
Agreement dated July 28, 2008 between 3DIcon Corporation and Dr.
Hakki
Refai
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99.1
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Press
Release of 3DIcon Corporation dated July 29,
2008
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
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3DIcon
Corporation
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Dated:
July 28, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Vivek Bhaman
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Name:
Vivek Bhaman
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Title:
President and Chief Operating
Officer
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Press
Release
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Source:
3DIcon Corporation
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Inventor
of CSpace(TM) and Pixel Precision(TM) Joins 3DIcon as Chief Technology
Officer
Tuesday
July 29, 9:42 am ET
Dr.
Hakki Refai, Award-Winning University of Oklahoma Research Scientist, to Focus
Exclusively on the Accelerating Development and Commercialization of 3DIcon's
Technologies
TULSA,
Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3DIcon Corporation (OTCBB: TDCP
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News),
a
development-stage technology company, today announced that Dr. Hakki Refai,
the
researcher whose discoveries led to the development of CSpace™ and Pixel
Precision™ under 3DIcon’s Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA) at the University
of Oklahoma (OU), will be assuming the position of Chief Technology Officer
of
3DIcon following completion of his obligations at OU. Dr. Refai is expected
to
commence his formal duties in the current quarter. As CTO, Dr. Refai will be
charged with the overall technology development of the Company, overseeing
the
ongoing development of 3DIcon’s portfolio of technologies at OU, which will
continue under the SRA, as well as working closely with commercial and
governmental licensing partners in the impending commercialization and marketing
of 3DIcon's technologies.
Dr.
Refai
is an award-winning scientist who has served as the Senior Research Scientist
in
the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1992
from Aleppo University, Syria, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical
and
computer engineering in 2002 and 2005, respectively, from the University of
Oklahoma.
Dr.
Refai
has authored or coauthored many journal and conference publications and has
served on the program committee of two leading international conferences. Prior
to his scientific endeavors, Dr. Refai built and operated a successful
international electronics business.
“We
have
been hugely impressed with what Hakki Refai has developed for 3DIcon at OU,
including our flagship 3D technology CSpace™ and our first revenue-producing
product, Pixel Precision™,” said Martin Keating, 3DIcon’s chairman and CEO. “His
joining our team as CTO is a testament to our mutual confidence in the upcoming
commercialization of the technologies that he has spearheaded.”
Vivek
Bhaman, 3DIcon president, added, “As we start to build potential licensing and
development partnerships for our 3D technologies, having Dr. Refai’s expertise
in-house will greatly enhance our ability to move the scientific and commercial
efforts forward at an accelerated pace. Furthermore, as the inventor of our
key
3D technology, CSpace™, Dr. Refai is the best person to direct and drive the
integration of CSpace™ technology into industry and product-specific 3D
applications.”
“I
am
excited and very pleased to be coming on board with 3DIcon at a momentous time
in the transfer of these technologies from the lab to the commercial
marketplace,” stated Dr. Refai. “It is my goal to advance and deliver critical
milestones that will drive the advancement and commercialization of our
technologies in the emerging 3D industry.”
Dr.
Jim
Sluss, principal investigator for 3DIcon's SRA at the University of Oklahoma,
commented, “One of the most fulfilling parts of my job is to see fine young
people like Hakki move on to technology leadership roles. I am thrilled that
he
is getting such an opportunity with 3DIcon! At OU we are very proud of producing
top-notch scientific talent who are in demand from corporate America. Fostering
such creative people and supporting their transfer between academia and private
enterprise is in fact one of our top priorities. We congratulate Dr. Refai
and
look forward to our continued work on 3DIcon's groundbreaking 3D technologies
here at OU.”
Pending
wrap-up of his obligations at OU, Dr. Refai will be joining 3DIcon with an
employment agreement which includes equity-based compensation and incentives
that are subject to his meeting key technology milestones, including the
creation of a fully operational prototype as well as integration with industry
applications.
About
3DIcon Corporation
3DIcon
Corporation (the “Company”) is a developer of groundbreaking 3D projection and
display technologies that are being designed to produce full color, 360°
volumetric images. The Company recently launched its first product, Pixel
Precision™, a software product that targets the R&D market for developers
using Texas Instruments' DLP line of products. Through its sponsored research
agreement with the University of Oklahoma, 3DIcon owns the exclusive worldwide
marketing rights to all 3D intellectual properties developed or under
development under the SRA.
Safe
Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Act Of
1995
With
the
exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this news release
are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
The actual future results of 3DIcon could differ significantly from those
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include
risks and uncertainties such as the inability to finance the company's
operations, inability to hire and retain qualified personnel, and changes in
the
general economic climate. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,”
“anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” the
negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. These statements are
only predictions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements should not be
regarded as a representation by 3DIcon, or any other person, that such
forward-looking statements will be achieved. We undertake no duty to update
any
of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. In light of the foregoing, readers are cautioned
not
to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Contact:
3DIcon
Corporation
Investor
Relations
Dilek
Mir, 310-591-5619