UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 29, 2014
UROPLASTY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Minnesota | 001-32632 | 41-1719250 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
5420 Feltl Road Minnetonka, Minnesota | 55343 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(952) 426-6140
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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. |
On May 29, 2014, the Board of Directors of Uroplasty, Inc. appointed Kevin H. Roche (63) to serve as a Class I director until Uroplasty’s next annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Roche will chair Uroplasty’s Nominating Committee and also serve as a member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Roche will be compensated for his services on the board in the same fashion as other independent board members.
Mr. Roche’s background includes more than 30 years in legal, advisory, and executive operating roles within the healthcare industry. He previously served as the General Counsel of UnitedHealth Group, later becoming CEO of their Ingenix division. He currently leads Roche Consulting, LLC, a general health care consulting and investing firm providing strategic, operational, legal and other business advice to industry clients. Mr. Roche also served as managing partner at Vita Advisors LLC, a healthcare mergers and acquisition advisory firm. Mr. Roche earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and received his M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 2, 2014 (filed herewith) |
SIGNATURE
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.
| UROPLASTY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Brett Reynolds | |
| Brett Reynolds | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||
Dated: June 2, 2014
UROPLASTY, INC.
FORM 8-K
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | Method of Filing | ||
| Press Release dated June 2, 2014 | Filed herewith |