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) January 24, 2006
VIKING SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-49636 | 86-0913802 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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7514 Girard Ave., Ste. 1509, La Jolla, CA | 92037 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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):
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Item 8.01 Other Events
The Board of Directors of Viking Systems, Inc (“Viking”) has appointed a new chairman of Viking’s Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee is a committee of Viking’s Board of Directors. The new Chairman is Nathan Harrison, a member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Compensation Committee prior to his appointment as chairman. The previous chairman of the Compensation Committee, Ronald Walrod, continues to serve as a director of the Company and a member of the Compensation Committee.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: January 30, 2006 | VIKING SYSTEMS, INC. |
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| | By: /s/ Thomas B. Marsh |
| | President |
