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
August 17, 2009
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | 000-06072
(Commission File
Number) | | 58-1035424
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
660 Engineering Drive
Norcross, Georgia 30092
(770) 263-9200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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):
| | | |
| o | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| | | |
| o | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| | | |
| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| | | |
| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Section 5Corporate Governance and Management
| | |
| Item 5.02 | | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On August 17, 2009, EMS Technologies, Inc. (“the Company”) and David A. Smith mutually agreed to terminate his service as Vice President and General Manager of the Company’s Defense & Space division, effective as of that date. Financial arrangements related to Mr. Smith’s departure are under discussion. The Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Neilson A. Mackay, will supervise the management of the Defense & Space division on an interim basis.
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.
| | | | | |
| | EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
| |
| Date: August 21, 2009 | By: | /s/ Gary B. Shell | |
| | | Gary B. Shell | |
| | | Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
| |
