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): December 1, 2009
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-21121
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06-1456680
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S.
employer identification no.)
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One
Hamden Center
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2319
Whitney Ave, Suite 3B, Hamden, CT
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06518
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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: (203) 859-6800
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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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
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
December 1, 2009, TransAct Technologies Incorporated (the “Company”) signed a
new five-year agreement effective November 20, 2009, with GTECH Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Lottomatica Group S. p. A. Under the
terms of the agreement, the Company will provide GTECH, the Company’s largest
customer, with their next generation thermal lottery printers for various
lottery applications. The terms of the agreement require that GTECH
exclusively purchase all of its requirements for thermal on-line lottery
printers from the Company and that the Company exclusively sell such printers to
GTECH. The exclusivity will run for four years from the start of
production of the new printer, which is expected to commence in the fall of
2010.
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SIGNATURE
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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TRANSACT
TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
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By:
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/s/
Steven A. DeMartino
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Steven
A. DeMartino
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Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary
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Date: December
3, 2009
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