UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 7, 2008
MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | 0-22183
(Commission File Number) | | 95-2988062
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
6001 Oak Canyon
Irvine, California
(Address of principal executive offices) | | 92618-5200
(Zip Code) |
(949) 451-1450
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 7, 2008, Mr. Robert Davis, Senior Vice President, Sales, advised the Company that he has accepted an offer of employment with another company, and will leave the Company at a date to be determined by mutual agreement of the Company and Mr. Davis. The Company and Mr. Davis currently estimate that his last date of employment with the Company will be April 25, 2008.
Mr. Davis’s decision to accept the new position was not based upon and does not reflect any disagreement with the Company on any matter. A search for his replacement has commenced.
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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.
Dated: April 8, 2008 | | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP. |
| /s/ Paul E. Ross |
| Paul E. Ross, |
| Senior Vice President - Finance and CFO |
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