| UNITED STATES | OMB APPROVAL |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | OMB Number: 3235-0060 |
| 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) December 13, 2006
MathStar, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 000-51560 |
| 41-1881957 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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19075 N.W. Tanasbourne Drive, Suite 200 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (503) 726-5500
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On December 13, 2006, the Board of Directors of MathStar, Inc. appointed Michael O. Maerz as a member of the Board. Since January 2003, Mr. Maerz has served on the boards of directors of Mercy Corps, a leading international relief and development agency; Dartfish Corporation, a leading video analysis software company; and EasyOne AG, a software startup company focused on small business sales force and resource planning automation. From October 1998 until December 2002, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of etrieve, Inc., a market-leading voice and text mobile email/personal information manager (PIM) company, of which he was a co-founder. etrieve, Inc. was sold to Orange Personal Communications Services Limited in December 2002. Mr. Maerz was President and Chief Executive Officer of The Palace Inc., which offered online customer support, sales and training to the business market, from June 1996 until April 1998. The Palace Inc. was sold to Electric Communities in April 1998. From January 1990 until June 1996, he was a Vice President and General Manager at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon, where he planned and managed Intel’s 1991 entry into the personal computer networking business.
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.
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Date: December 13, 2006. |
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| By | /s/ James W. Cruckshank |
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| Vice President of Administartion |
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