Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (defa14a)
April 01 2013 - 11:43AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
April
1, 2013
Date
of Report (date of earliest event reported)
iPARTY
CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission
file number 001-15611
DELAWARE
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76-0547750
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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270 Bridge Street,
Suite 301,
Dedham, MA
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02026
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(Address
of Principal
E
xecutive
Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(781) 329-3952
(
Registrant’s
Telephone No., 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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
⃞
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 8.01 Other Events.
On April 1, 2013, iParty Corp. (the
“Company”
) issued
a press release concerning the conclusion of the go-shop period under
the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
“Merger Agreement”
),
dated March 1, 2013, by and among the Company, Party City Holdings Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (
“Party City”
) and Confetti
Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of
Party City. A copy of the press release is filed as
Exhibit
99.1
hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Additional Information and Where You Can Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, on March 15, 2013, the
Company filed a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A. In
addition, the Company will file with the SEC a definitive proxy
statement on Schedule 14A and relevant documents. Investors and
security holders of iParty Corp. are urged to read all relevant
documents filed with the SEC, including the preliminary proxy statement,
and when available, the definitive proxy statement, because they contain
important information about iParty Corp. and the proposed transaction.
The preliminary proxy statement, the definitive proxy statement (when
available) and any other documents filed by iParty Corp. with the SEC
may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In
addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the
documents filed with the SEC by iParty Corp. by contacting David
Robertson, Chief Financial Officer at 781-355-3770. Investors and
security holders are urged to read the preliminary proxy statement,
definitive proxy statement (when available) and the other relevant
materials before making any voting or investment decision with respect
to the proposed transaction.
The Company and its directors and certain executive officers may, under
SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies
from the Company’s shareholders in connection with the transaction.
Information regarding the directors and executive officers and their
respective interests in the Company by security holdings or otherwise is
included in the Company’s proxy statements and Annual Reports on Form
10-K, previously filed with the SEC, and information concerning all of
iParty’s participants in the solicitation will be included in the proxy
statement relating to the proposed transaction when it becomes
available. Each of these documents is, or will be, available free of
charge at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov and from the iParty
Investor Relations Web Site, at http://www.iParty.com.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated April 1, 2013.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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iPARTY CORP.
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(Registrant)
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April 1, 2013
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By:
/s/ Sal Perisano
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Sal Perisano
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Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit List
99.1
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Press Release, dated April 1, 2013.
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