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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported) </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>July 9, 2012 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>MDU COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
</B></P>

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in its charter) </B></P>

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</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>0-26053 </B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>84-1342898 </B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>(Commission File Number) </B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>60-D Commerce Way </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Totowa, New Jersey 07512 </U></B></P>

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including zip code) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>(973) 237-9499 </U></B></P>

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area code) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Not applicable </U></B></P>

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since last report)</B></P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Item 1.01</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On July 9, 2012, MDU Communications International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (&ldquo;MDU&rdquo;), entered into an Acquisition Agreement (&ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) with Multiband Corporation, a
Minnesota corporation (&ldquo;Multiband&rdquo;). The Agreement and the transactions contemplated by it have been approved by the
boards of directors of both MDU and Multiband. The following description of the Agreement does not purport to be a complete description
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Agreement, MDU will merge with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Multiband, MBSUB, with MDU continuing as the surviving corporation
(&ldquo;Merger&rdquo;). The Merger is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, so that none of Multiband, MDU nor any of the MDU stockholders generally will recognize any gain or loss in the
transaction, except that MDU stockholders may recognize gain or loss if Multiband exercises the cash payment option as Merger consideration,
as set forth below and in the Agreement, or with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares of Multiband common stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Upon completion of the Merger (&ldquo;Effective
Time&rdquo;), each issued and outstanding share of MDU common stock (other than shares held by Multiband, MDU and their respective
subsidiaries) will be converted into the currently calculated right to receive 0.759 shares of common stock of Multiband (&ldquo;Exchange
Ratio&rdquo;). The Agreement provides for adjustment of the number of Multiband shares if the trading price of Multiband common
stock varies greater or less than 20% (based on $3.00 per share) at the Effective Time. In the alternative, Multiband has the option
to pay an equivalent $12.9 million in cash for all the issued and outstanding shares of MDU common stock. The Agreement also provides
for contingent consideration to MDU stockholders of record if MDU enters into a definitive agreement with a third party prior to
or within three months after the Effective Time for the sale of a certain number of subscribers, proceeds from which would reduce
the outstanding credit facility.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Each outstanding option (vested or unvested) to purchase shares
of MDU common stock will be assumed by Multiband and valued according to the Exchange Ratio. Each outstanding share of MDU restricted
stock will vest in full and become free of restrictions immediately prior to the Effective Time, and at the Effective Time will
be converted into the right to receive 0.759 shares of common stock of Multiband.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Agreement provides that the directors and officers of MDU
Communications (USA) Inc., the wholly owned operating subsidiary of MDU, immediately prior to the Effective Time, will continue
as the directors and officers of MDU, the surviving corporation of the Merger with MBSUB.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The obligations of MDU and Multiband to consummate the Merger
are subject to various customary conditions, including, among others: (a) approval of the Agreement by the lenders of MDU and Multiband;
(b) a third party fair market valuation on MDU requested by Multiband; (c) approval of the Agreement by the MDU stockholders representing
a majority of MDU&rsquo;s outstanding shares; (d) effectiveness of the registration statement for the Multiband common stock to
be issued in the Merger; (e) receipt of any required governmental body or exchange approvals; (f) the absence of any material adverse
effect, material litigation, injunction or similar restraint prohibiting or restricting consummation of the Merger or any of the
other transactions contemplated by the Agreement; (g) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties
of each party; (h) the MDU credit facility not exceeding $29.7 million, and (i) the performance in all material respects by each
party of its obligations under the Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MDU has made customary representations and warranties regarding,
among other things: organization, standing and power; authority; capital structure; subsidiaries; publicly-filed documents; absence
of undisclosed liabilities; absence of certain changes or events; tax matters; assets; intellectual property; environmental matters;
compliance with laws; foreign corrupt practices; labor relations; employee benefit plans; material contracts; legal proceedings;
loan matters; insurance; and affiliate transactions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Multiband has made customary representations and warranties
regarding, among other things: organization, standing and power; authority; capital structure; publicly-filed documents; absence
of undisclosed liabilities; absence of certain changes or events; tax matters; compliance with laws; labor relations; employee
benefit plans; insurance and legal proceedings.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MDU and Multiband have made customary covenants in the Agreement,
including, among other things, covenants to (a) prepare and file with the <FONT STYLE="color: black">Securities and Exchange Commission
(&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;)</FONT>, as promptly as reasonably practicable, the registration statement on Form S-4, which will include the
proxy statement relating to the special meeting of MDU&rsquo;s stockholders and the prospectus for the offering of Multiband&rsquo;s
common stock in the Merger; and (b) cooperate with each other and use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain all consents,
approvals and authorizations that are necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Each of MDU and Multiband have additionally agreed, subject
to certain exceptions, to conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice between the execution of the
Agreement and the Effective Time and not to take certain actions during such period.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MDU has additionally agreed (a) not to solicit competing acquisition
proposals or, subject to certain exceptions, enter into discussions concerning, or furnish nonpublic information in connection
with, any competing acquisition proposals, (b) that it will call, give notice of, convene and hold a stockholders&rsquo; meeting
for the purpose of voting on the Agreement; and (c) subject to certain exceptions, that MDU&rsquo;s board of directors will recommend
that MDU stockholders vote in favor of the Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Agreement may be terminated, before or after receipt of
MDU stockholder approval, in certain circumstances, including: (a) by mutual written agreement of the parties; (b) by either party
upon a denial of a required consent or approval; (c) by either party if MDU stockholders fail to approve the transactions contemplated
by the Agreement; (d) by either party if the Merger is not consummated on or before December 31, 2012, if such failure is not caused
by any breach of the Agreement by the party proposing to terminate; (e) by MDU if lender approvals have not been received on or
prior to July 31, 2012; or (f) by a failure to satisfy fully any of the conditions precedent benefiting such party at or prior
to the Effective Time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Upon termination of the Agreement by MDU upon accepting a competing
proposal for acquisition prior to the vote of MDU stockholders, MDU may be required to pay Multiband a termination fee of $500,000.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This summary and the copy of the Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit 2.1 are included solely to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Agreement. They are not intended
to provide factual information about the parties or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. The foregoing discussion
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement. The Agreement contains representations and warranties by MDU and Multiband,
which were made only for purposes of the Agreement and as of specific dates. The representations, warranties and covenants in the
Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Agreement; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting
parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the
parties to the Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable
to the contracting parties that differ from those generally applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries
under the Agreement and in reviewing the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreement or any descriptions
thereof in this summary, it is important to bear in mind that such representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions
were not intended by the parties to the Agreement to be characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of MDU, Multiband
or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations,
warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected
in MDU&rsquo;s and Multiband&rsquo;s public disclosures. For the foregoing reasons, the representations, warranties and covenants
or any descriptions of those provisions should not be read alone and should instead be read in conjunction with the other information
contained in the reports, statements and filings that MDU and Multiband publicly file with the SEC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">This document
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify
forward-looking statements by words such as &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;hope,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo;
&ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;predict,&rdquo;
&ldquo;potential,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; &ldquo;could,&rdquo; &ldquo;future&rdquo; or the negative of those terms or other
words of similar meaning. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss future expectations
or state other &ldquo;forward-looking&rdquo; information. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Multiband and MDU caution readers that any forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results
could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements about the benefits of the proposed merger involving Multiband and MDU, Multiband&rsquo;s and MDU&rsquo;s
plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, the expected timing of completion of the transaction, and other statements that
are not historical facts. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking
statements are set forth in Multiband&rsquo;s and MDU&rsquo;s filings with the SEC. These include risks and uncertainties relating
to: the ability to obtain the requisite MDU stockholder approval; the risk that Multiband and MDU may be unable to obtain financing
or lender approvals required for the merger, or these required approvals may delay the merger or result in the imposition of conditions
that could cause the parties to abandon the merger; the risk that a condition to closing of the merger may not be satisfied; the
timing to consummate the proposed merger; the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; the risk that the cost
savings and any other synergies from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; disruption
from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers; the diversion of management time on merger-related
issues; general worldwide economic conditions and related uncertainties; the effect of changes in governmental regulations; the
effect of changes in DIRECTV&rsquo;s business plan and other factors discussed or referred to in the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo;
section of each of Multiband&rsquo;s and MDU&rsquo;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Each forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement and neither Multiband nor MDU undertakes any obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Additional Information and Where to Find It</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: black">This communication
does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval
nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the proposed merger between
Multiband and MDU, Multiband will file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement of
MDU and a prospectus of Multiband. MDU stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction
when it becomes available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC, because they will contain important information. You
will be able to obtain a copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Multiband
and MDU, without charge, at the SEC&rsquo;s </FONT>website (<FONT STYLE="text-underline-style: none; color: windowtext">www.sec.gov</FONT>).<FONT STYLE="color: black">
You may also obtain copies of all documents filed with the SEC, without charge, by directing a request to Steve Bell, Multiband
Corporation,</FONT> 9449 Science Center Drive, New Hope, Minnesota 55428, telephone (763) 504-3000 or Brad Holmstrom, MDU Communications
International, Inc., 60-D Commerce Way, Totowa, NJ 07512, telephone (973) 237-9499.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Participants in the Merger Solicitation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Multiband,
MDU and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
MDU stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about Multiband&rsquo;s directors and executive officers
is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on July 15, 2011,
and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed on March 30, 2012. These documents are available
free of charge at the SEC&rsquo;s website (<FONT STYLE="text-underline-style: none; color: windowtext">www.sec.gov</FONT></FONT>),
or by going to Multiband&rsquo;s Investor Relations page on its corporate website (<FONT STYLE="text-underline-style: none; color: windowtext">www.multibandusa.com</FONT>)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">.
Information about MDU&rsquo;s directors and executive officers is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2011 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on June 8, 2011, and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September
30, 2011, filed on December 23, 2011. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC&rsquo;s website (<FONT STYLE="text-underline-style: none; color: windowtext">www.sec.gov</FONT></FONT>),
or by going to MDU&rsquo;s Investor Relations page on its corporate website (<FONT STYLE="text-underline-style: none; color: windowtext">www.mduc.com</FONT>)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">.
Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the transaction
will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus that Multiband intends to file with the SEC. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Item 8.01</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Other
Events</B></FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">A joint press release describing this event
was issued by Multiband and MDU on July 10, 2012. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated
herein by reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.25in; text-align: left"><B>ITEM 9.01</B> </TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</B></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.25in; text-align: left"><B><U>Exhibit No.</U></B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Description
of Exhibit</U></B></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.25in">2.1</TD><TD>Acquisition Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2012, by and between Multiband Corporation and MDU Communications International,
Inc.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.25in; text-align: left">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Joint Press Release, dated July 10, 2012.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0">MDU COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Sheldon Nelson</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Sheldon Nelson</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: July 10, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.25in">2.1</TD><TD>Acquisition Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2012, by and between Multiband Corporation and MDU Communications International,
Inc.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1.25in; text-align: left">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Joint Press Release, dated July 10, 2012</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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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)
July 9, 2012
__________________________________
MDU COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
__________________________________
Delaware
0-26053
84-1342898
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
60-D Commerce Way
Totowa, New Jersey 07512
(Address of principal executive offices
including zip code)
(973) 237-9499
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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 (
see
General Instruction
A.2. below):
x
Written communications 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 July 9, 2012, MDU Communications International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("MDU"), entered into an Acquisition Agreement ("Agreement") with Multiband Corporation, a
Minnesota corporation ("Multiband"). The Agreement and the transactions contemplated by it have been approved by the
boards of directors of both MDU and Multiband. The following description of the Agreement does not purport to be a complete description
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Agreement, MDU will merge with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Multiband, MBSUB, with MDU continuing as the surviving corporation
("Merger"). The Merger is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, so that none of Multiband, MDU nor any of the MDU stockholders generally will recognize any gain or loss in the
transaction, except that MDU stockholders may recognize gain or loss if Multiband exercises the cash payment option as Merger consideration,
as set forth below and in the Agreement, or with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares of Multiband common stock.
Upon completion of the Merger ("Effective
Time"), each issued and outstanding share of MDU common stock (other than shares held by Multiband, MDU and their respective
subsidiaries) will be converted into the currently calculated right to receive 0.759 shares of common stock of Multiband ("Exchange
Ratio"). The Agreement provides for adjustment of the number of Multiband shares if the trading price of Multiband common
stock varies greater or less than 20% (based on $3.00 per share) at the Effective Time. In the alternative, Multiband has the option
to pay an equivalent $12.9 million in cash for all the issued and outstanding shares of MDU common stock. The Agreement also provides
for contingent consideration to MDU stockholders of record if MDU enters into a definitive agreement with a third party prior to
or within three months after the Effective Time for the sale of a certain number of subscribers, proceeds from which would reduce
the outstanding credit facility.
Each outstanding option (vested or unvested) to purchase shares
of MDU common stock will be assumed by Multiband and valued according to the Exchange Ratio. Each outstanding share of MDU restricted
stock will vest in full and become free of restrictions immediately prior to the Effective Time, and at the Effective Time will
be converted into the right to receive 0.759 shares of common stock of Multiband.
The Agreement provides that the directors and officers of MDU
Communications (USA) Inc., the wholly owned operating subsidiary of MDU, immediately prior to the Effective Time, will continue
as the directors and officers of MDU, the surviving corporation of the Merger with MBSUB.
The obligations of MDU and Multiband to consummate the Merger
are subject to various customary conditions, including, among others: (a) approval of the Agreement by the lenders of MDU and Multiband;
(b) a third party fair market valuation on MDU requested by Multiband; (c) approval of the Agreement by the MDU stockholders representing
a majority of MDU's outstanding shares; (d) effectiveness of the registration statement for the Multiband common stock to
be issued in the Merger; (e) receipt of any required governmental body or exchange approvals; (f) the absence of any material adverse
effect, material litigation, injunction or similar restraint prohibiting or restricting consummation of the Merger or any of the
other transactions contemplated by the Agreement; (g) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties
of each party; (h) the MDU credit facility not exceeding $29.7 million, and (i) the performance in all material respects by each
party of its obligations under the Agreement.
MDU has made customary representations and warranties regarding,
among other things: organization, standing and power; authority; capital structure; subsidiaries; publicly-filed documents; absence
of undisclosed liabilities; absence of certain changes or events; tax matters; assets; intellectual property; environmental matters;
compliance with laws; foreign corrupt practices; labor relations; employee benefit plans; material contracts; legal proceedings;
loan matters; insurance; and affiliate transactions.
Multiband has made customary representations and warranties
regarding, among other things: organization, standing and power; authority; capital structure; publicly-filed documents; absence
of undisclosed liabilities; absence of certain changes or events; tax matters; compliance with laws; labor relations; employee
benefit plans; insurance and legal proceedings.
MDU and Multiband have made customary covenants in the Agreement,
including, among other things, covenants to (a) prepare and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC")
, as promptly as reasonably practicable, the registration statement on Form S-4, which will include the
proxy statement relating to the special meeting of MDU's stockholders and the prospectus for the offering of Multiband's
common stock in the Merger; and (b) cooperate with each other and use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain all consents,
approvals and authorizations that are necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
Each of MDU and Multiband have additionally agreed, subject
to certain exceptions, to conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice between the execution of the
Agreement and the Effective Time and not to take certain actions during such period.
MDU has additionally agreed (a) not to solicit competing acquisition
proposals or, subject to certain exceptions, enter into discussions concerning, or furnish nonpublic information in connection
with, any competing acquisition proposals, (b) that it will call, give notice of, convene and hold a stockholders' meeting
for the purpose of voting on the Agreement; and (c) subject to certain exceptions, that MDU's board of directors will recommend
that MDU stockholders vote in favor of the Agreement.
The Agreement may be terminated, before or after receipt of
MDU stockholder approval, in certain circumstances, including: (a) by mutual written agreement of the parties; (b) by either party
upon a denial of a required consent or approval; (c) by either party if MDU stockholders fail to approve the transactions contemplated
by the Agreement; (d) by either party if the Merger is not consummated on or before December 31, 2012, if such failure is not caused
by any breach of the Agreement by the party proposing to terminate; (e) by MDU if lender approvals have not been received on or
prior to July 31, 2012; or (f) by a failure to satisfy fully any of the conditions precedent benefiting such party at or prior
to the Effective Time.
Upon termination of the Agreement by MDU upon accepting a competing
proposal for acquisition prior to the vote of MDU stockholders, MDU may be required to pay Multiband a termination fee of $500,000.
This summary and the copy of the Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit 2.1 are included solely to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Agreement. They are not intended
to provide factual information about the parties or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. The foregoing discussion
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement. The Agreement contains representations and warranties by MDU and Multiband,
which were made only for purposes of the Agreement and as of specific dates. The representations, warranties and covenants in the
Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Agreement; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting
parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the
parties to the Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable
to the contracting parties that differ from those generally applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries
under the Agreement and in reviewing the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreement or any descriptions
thereof in this summary, it is important to bear in mind that such representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions
were not intended by the parties to the Agreement to be characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of MDU, Multiband
or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations,
warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected
in MDU's and Multiband's public disclosures. For the foregoing reasons, the representations, warranties and covenants
or any descriptions of those provisions should not be read alone and should instead be read in conjunction with the other information
contained in the reports, statements and filings that MDU and Multiband publicly file with the SEC.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This document
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify
forward-looking statements by words such as "may," "hope," "will," "should," "expect,"
"plan," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict,"
"potential," "continue," "could," "future" or the negative of those terms or other
words of similar meaning. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss future expectations
or state other "forward-looking" information. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Multiband and MDU caution readers that any forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results
could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements about the benefits of the proposed merger involving Multiband and MDU, Multiband's and MDU's
plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, the expected timing of completion of the transaction, and other statements that
are not historical facts. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking
statements are set forth in Multiband's and MDU's filings with the SEC. These include risks and uncertainties relating
to: the ability to obtain the requisite MDU stockholder approval; the risk that Multiband and MDU may be unable to obtain financing
or lender approvals required for the merger, or these required approvals may delay the merger or result in the imposition of conditions
that could cause the parties to abandon the merger; the risk that a condition to closing of the merger may not be satisfied; the
timing to consummate the proposed merger; the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; the risk that the cost
savings and any other synergies from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; disruption
from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers; the diversion of management time on merger-related
issues; general worldwide economic conditions and related uncertainties; the effect of changes in governmental regulations; the
effect of changes in DIRECTV's business plan and other factors discussed or referred to in the "Risk Factors"
section of each of Multiband's and MDU's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Each forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement and neither Multiband nor MDU undertakes any obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication
does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval
nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the proposed merger between
Multiband and MDU, Multiband will file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement of
MDU and a prospectus of Multiband. MDU stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction
when it becomes available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC, because they will contain important information. You
will be able to obtain a copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Multiband
and MDU, without charge, at the SEC's
website (
www.sec.gov
).
You may also obtain copies of all documents filed with the SEC, without charge, by directing a request to Steve Bell, Multiband
Corporation,
9449 Science Center Drive, New Hope, Minnesota 55428, telephone (763) 504-3000 or Brad Holmstrom, MDU Communications
International, Inc., 60-D Commerce Way, Totowa, NJ 07512, telephone (973) 237-9499.
Participants in the Merger Solicitation
Multiband,
MDU and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
MDU stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about Multiband's directors and executive officers
is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on July 15, 2011,
and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed on March 30, 2012. These documents are available
free of charge at the SEC's website (
www.sec.gov
),
or by going to Multiband's Investor Relations page on its corporate website (
www.multibandusa.com
)
.
Information about MDU's directors and executive officers is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2011 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on June 8, 2011, and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September
30, 2011, filed on December 23, 2011. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC's website (
www.sec.gov
),
or by going to MDU's Investor Relations page on its corporate website (
www.mduc.com
)
.
Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the transaction
will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus that Multiband intends to file with the SEC.
Item 8.01
Other
Events
A joint press release describing this event
was issued by Multiband and MDU on July 10, 2012. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
of Exhibit
2.1
Acquisition Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2012, by and between Multiband Corporation and MDU Communications International,
Inc.
99.1
Joint Press Release, dated July 10, 2012.
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.
MDU COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/ Sheldon Nelson
Sheldon Nelson
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: July 10, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO.
NAME OF EXHIBIT
2.1
Acquisition Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2012, by and between Multiband Corporation and MDU Communications International,
Inc.
99.1
Joint Press Release, dated July 10, 2012