8-K 1 body_8kbiro10b5-1.htm 8-K JON BIRO 10B5-1 PLAN 02-28-07 8-K Jon Biro 10b5-1 Plan 02-28-07




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): February 28, 2007
 
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ICO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Texas
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
0-10068
(Commission File
Number)
76-0566682
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1811 Bering, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77057
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(713) 351-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On February 28, 2007, our Chief Financial Officer, Jon C. Biro, adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan (“10b5-1 Plan”) to sell a portion of his shares of the Company’s common stock, and to exercise a portion of his Company vested stock options and sell the resulting shares received from such stock option exercises as a part of his personal long term investment strategies for asset diversification, liquidity, and estate planning.

Up to 50,000 shares of our common stock may be traded under Mr. Biro’s 10b5-1 Plan upon exercise of vested stock options contributed to his 10b5-1 Plan, and an additional 20,744 shares of our common stock owned by Mr. Biro may be traded under Mr. Biro’s 10b5-1 Plan. As of February 28, 2007, in addition to the 20,744 shares of common stock contributed to the 10b5-1 Plan, Mr. Biro has beneficial ownership of approximately 18,852 shares of our common stock (represented by equivalent shares held by the unitized stock fund in the Company’s 401k Plan) and, not including the options to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock that may be exercised pursuant to his 10b5-1 Plan, Mr. Biro has options to purchase an additional 188,000 shares of our common stock.

All transactions under this 10b5-1 Plan will be disclosed publicly as they occur through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The stock trading plan was established under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and our policies regarding stock transactions. Rule 10b5-1 plans permit individuals who are not in possession of material nonpublic information to establish pre-arranged plans to buy or sell company stock. These plans allow individuals to achieve prudent and gradual asset diversification over time.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the information included in this report contains forward-looking statements, such as those related to future trades under the 10b5-1 Plan referenced above, which are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 193, as amended. These forward-looking statements are not statements of historical facts and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These include, but are not limited to, restrictions imposed by the Company’s outstanding indebtedness, changes in the cost and availability of polymers, demand for the Company's services and products, business cycles and other industry conditions, the Company’s lack of asset diversification, international risks, operational risks, and other factors detailed in the Company's form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements.





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.
 
 
 
ICO, INC.
     
Date: March 5, 2007
By:
/s/ A. John Knapp, Jr.
 
Name:
A. John Knapp, Jr.
 
Title:
President and CEO