Regency Affiliates Inc - Current report filing (8-K)

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) April 28, 2008

Regency Affiliates, Inc.

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 1-7949 72-0888772 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

610 N.E. Jensen Beach, Florida 34957
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code [phone]

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

The parties to the putative class action filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and captioned Edward E. Gatz, et al. v. William R. Ponsoldt, Sr., et al., C.A. No. 174-CC, have executed a memorandum of understanding (the "MOU") reflecting an agreement in principle to settle that class action. If the settlement is consummated, Regency will pay $3,000,000 plus interest (as provided in the MOU) to the plaintiff class. The plaintiff class is defined in the MOU as all record and beneficial owners of Regency common stock on October 17, 2002, including any and all of their respective successors in interest, predecessors, representatives, trustees, executors, administrators, heirs, immediate and remote, and any person or entity acting for or on behalf of, or claiming under any of them, and each of them. The plaintiff class does not include the defendants, members of their families, affiliates of the defendants, and those individuals or entities who solely held securities convertible into Regency common stock or options to purchase Regency common stock. Regency will make that payment pursuant to its obligation to indemnify the defendants who are former directors of Regency. The MOU provides that Regency will undertake an appropriate process to determine if indemnification of its former directors is appropriate under Delaware law. The MOU expressly provides that the defendants admit no wrongdoing but have agreed to the MOU to eliminate the uncertainty, distraction, burden and expense of further litigation. The settlement will not occur if Regency determines that no such indemnification is appropriate or the Court of Chancery refuses to approve the settlement. There can be no assurance that the settlement will occur.

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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.

REGENCY AFFILIATES, INC.

By: /s/ Laurence S. Levy ---------------------- Name: Laurence S. Levy Title: President Date: May 2, 2008