UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): July 2, 2009
PhotoMedex, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 0-11635 (Commission File Number) | 59-2058100 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
147 Keystone Drive, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania | 18936 | ||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:215-619-3600
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On July 2, 2009, Jeffrey F. O'Donnell, the President and Chief Executive Officer of PhotoMedex, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), upon mutual agreement with the Board, resigned from his position as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective immediately.
(c) Also on July 2, 2009, the Board appointed Dennis M. McGrath as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. McGrath, age 52, has served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Vice President - Finance and Administration since January 2000 and will continue to serve in such capacity on an interim basis until his replacement is appointed by the Board. Mr. McGrath graduated with a B.S. in accounting from LaSalle University in 1979. Mr. McGrath holds licenses from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey as a certified public accountant.
(d) The disclosure in paragraph (c) of Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to Mr. McGrath's appointment as a member of the Board is hereby incorporated by reference into this paragraph (d) of Item 5.02.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 6, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the matters disclosed in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description |
99.1 | Press Release by the Company, dated July 6, 2009. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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PHOTOMEDEX, INC. | |
Date: July 6, 2009 | By:/s/ Dennis M. McGrath |
| Dennis M. McGrath President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description |
99.1 | Press Release by the Company, dated July 6, 2009. |