Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 23, 2008, SED International Holdings, Inc. (the Company) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (the Agreement) for the settlement of all litigation brought by Mark Diamond against the Company, its domestic subsidiaries and certain of its directors and entitled, Mark Diamond v SED International Holdings, Inc, SED International, Inc and SED Magna (Miami), CA No. 2007CV131027, in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia; Mark Diamond v. SED International, Inc., Case No. 2006-SOX-00044, ARB No. 08-033, U.S. Department of Labor; and Mark Diamond v. Jean Diamond, Melvyn Cohen and Stewart Aaron, CA No. 2007CV144583, in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia; which lawsuits are more fully described in the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 filed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Agreement contemplates that the parties will enter into a more definitive final Settlement and Release Agreement documenting their agreement that they have fully and finally settled and resolvedall claims that have been or could have been brought in the preceding litigations and also covers all appeals and proceedings related thereto. The settlement confirms that it does not include or constitute an admission by any of the parties that said party has engaged in any wrongful act or that said party has any liability to any of the other parties. The settlement was negotiated on behalf of the Company by three independent directors who were not the subject of any of these litigations. Management and the Board of Directors believe that settlement of these litigations will enable the Company to more effectively move forward with its business plans without the distraction and disruption of these litigations.
Under the Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mark Diamond the sum of $2.1 million, of which $325,000 will be paid by the Companys insurance carriers, and to issue 200,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company to an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the children of Mark Diamond. The issuance of these shares will be exempt from registration pursuant to Sections 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act) and the stock certificates representing these shares will be imprinted with a legend restricting transfer unless pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration under the Act. Mark Diamond is the son of Jean Diamond, the Chairman and CEO of the Company.
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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.
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SED International Holdings, Inc. |
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| Dated: | July 29, 2008 |
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/s/ Lyle Dickler |
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| Lyle Dickler, | ||||||
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Chief Financial Officer |
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