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 and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | May 27, 2005 |
ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-29464 | 03-0153200
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772 Graniteville Road, Graniteville Vermont 05654
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(802) 476-3121
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
FORM 8-K
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. | |
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| Employment Agreement of Nancy Rowden Brock | ||
| On May 27, 2005, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Nancy Rowden Brock. Ms. Brock will join the Company's senior executive team on June 13, 2005. She will succeed Douglas S. Goldsmith as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company after a brief transition period. The foregoing description of the agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein. | |
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| Employment Agreement of N. Daniel Ginsberg | |
| On May 27, 2005, the Company entered into an employment agreement with N. Daniel Ginsberg. Mr. Ginsberg will join the Company's senior executive team as Senior Vice President/Human Resources on June 13, 2005. The foregoing description of the agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated by reference herein. | ||
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers | |
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| Appointment of Nancy Rowden Brock as Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Nancy Rowden Brock will join the Company on June 13 and will succeed Douglas S. Goldsmith as Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of the Company after a brief transition period, beginning on June 13, 2005. Mr. Goldsmith will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer through the filing and certification of the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ending July 2, 2005 on or before August 17, 2005 and Ms. Brock will be responsible for preparing and certifying financial filings thereafter. As previously reported, Mr. Goldsmith will become President and Chief Operating Officer of Rock of Ages' Quarry Division effective January 1, 2006. He will succeed Jon M. Gregory, President of the Quarry Division since 1993. | ||
| Ms. Brock, 49, has been Director of Finance and Administration of the Vermont Agency of Transportation since February 2005. She has been an independent business consultant since 2002. From 1998 to 2002, Ms. Brock served as Chief Financial Officer of Green Mountain Power Corporation (NYSE; GMP), an integrated electric utility serving 87,000 customers throughout Vermont. She served as Chief Financial Officer of Suss Advanced Lithography, a start-up company conducting research and development on emerging technologies for semiconductor manufacturing during 1997. From 1988 to 1996, she served as Chief Financial Officer at Chittenden Corporation (NYSE; CHZ), a multi-bank holding company based in Burlington,Vermont. Ms. Brock is a director of The Vermont Teddy Bear Co., Inc. (NASDAQ; BEAR), a Vermont-based direct marketer of specialty gifts. | |
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events | |
| On May 31, 2005 the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Nancy Rowden Brock as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and N. Daniel Ginsberg as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. | ||
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
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| Exhibit Number | Description |
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10.1 | Employment Agreement - Nancy Rowden Brock | |
10.2 | Employment Agreement - N. Daniel Ginsberg | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 31, 2005 |
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ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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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Dated: May 31, 2005 | By: /s/Michael B. Tule |
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Exhibit Index
Number | Description |
| 10.1 | Employment Agreement - Nancy Rowden Brock |
| 10.2 | Employment Agreement - N. Daniel Ginsberg |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 31, 2005 |
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