SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FARMER COLIN MICHAEL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O X-RITE, INCORPORATED

4300 44TH STREET, SE

(Street)

GRANT RAPIDS

49512

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
X RITE INC [ XRIT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Series A Preferred Stock⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	12/31/2009		J⁽³⁾	V	925.0693⁽⁴⁾	A	⁽⁴⁾	26,666.1287	I	See footnote⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								33,184,981⁽⁶⁾	I	See footnote⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								38,715	D⁽⁷⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, dated August 18, 2009, by and among X-Rite, Incorporated (the "Issuer"), OEPX, LLC ("OEPX"), Sagard Capital Partners, L.P., and Tinicum Capital Partners II, L.P., Tinicum Capital Partners II Parallel Fund, L.P. and Tinicum Capital Partners II Executive Fund L.L.C. (the "Exchange Agreement"), OEPX acquired 25,316.48 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer, par value $0.10 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), and a warrant (the "Warrant") providing OEPX the right to acquire 4,568,527.88 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer at an initial exercise price of $0.01 per share (subject to anti-dilution adjustments) in exchange for the cancellation of $25,316,480.88 principal amount of loans under the Issuer's Second Lien Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated October 24, 2007, as amended August 18, 2009. On November 17, 2009, OEPX exercised the Warrant and received 4,568,527.88 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.

2. The Preferred Stock issued to OEPX as an in-kind dividend has an initial liquidation preference of $1,000 per share and pays quarterly dividends at an annual rate of 14.375%, which dividends may be paid in cash or in additional shares of Preferred Stock at the Issuer's election. The Issuer is required to redeem all of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock on January 23, 2014. The shares of Preferred Stock are not convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.

3. The acquisition of these shares of Preferred Stock is being voluntarily reported on this Form 4. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed to be an admission that the receipt of future shares of Preferred Stock as quarterly in-kind dividends requires disclosure on Form 4.

4. These are shares of Preferred Stock that have been issued as a quarterly in-kind dividend on the Preferred Stock issued to OEPX. These shares of Preferred Stock were issued on December 31, 2009 pursuant to the Exchange Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock filed by the Issuer with the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth on August 18, 2009.

5. The Reporting Person is an officer of OEP Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, which is the general partner of OEP General Partner III, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership, which is the general partner of One Equity Partners III, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("OEP"), which is the managing member of OEPX.

6. These securities consist of: (i) 33,146,266 shares held by OEPX and (ii) 38,715 shares of restricted stock granted to David Michael Cohen. The shares of restricted stock in clause (ii) were granted to Mr. Cohen pursuant to the X-Rite, Incorporated 2008 Long Term Incentive Plan in consideration of the his service on the Board of Directors of the Issuer, and Mr. Cohen holds these shares for the benefit of OEP.

7. Consists of restricted stock granted pursuant to the X-Rite, Incorporated 2008 Long Term Incentive Plan in consideration of the Reporting Person's service on the Board of Directors of the Issuer. The Reporting Person holds these shares for the benefit of OEP. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities described herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

	Kate Baxter for Colin Michael Farmer by Power of Attorney	01/04/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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