UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549-1004
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 24, 2009
_______UNICO, INCORPORATED_______
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
______Arizona ____ ______000-30239_____ ________13-4171971________
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Of incorporation)
8880 Rio San Diego Drive, 8th Floor, San Diego, California 92108
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
_______________(619) 209-6124______________
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Section 5.
Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Resignation of Kyoshi Kasai
Effective April 24, 2009, Kiyoshi Kasai resigned as a director of Unico, Incorporated (“Unico”).
Appointment of Edward E. Winders as a Director
Effective April 28, 2009, Edward E. Winders was appointed as a director of Unico by the remaining directors, in order to fill the vacancy created through the resignation of Kyoshi Kasai. Unico intends to compensate Dr. Winder for his service as a director, and the terms are being finalized.
Unico is in the process of organizing certain committees. It is anticipated that Dr. Winder will serve on Unico’s Finance Committee, Compensation Committee and Stock Plan Committee.
Unico has not engaged in any related party transactions with Dr. Winder of the nature described in Item 404(a) of Regulation SK since the beginning of Unico’s last fiscal year, and none are contemplated at the present time, except as may otherwise be described above in this report.
Edward E. Winders, age 66, has served as the Chairman of Voices of Global Changes, a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization that specializes in micro-enterprise development and institution and capacity building, since June 2008. From 1999 through May 2008, Dr. Winders served as President of Transnational Public Policy Advisors, LLC, an Alexandria, Virginia based international consulting firm that merged with Voices for Global Change in June 2008. He has served on the National Advisory Board of the National Salvation Army from 2008 through the present.
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.
UNICO INCORPORATED
Date: May 1, 2009
/s/Mark A. Lopez_________________________________
Mark A. Lopez, Chief Executive Officer
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