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
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): October 12, 2004
FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
Texas 0-4690 74-2126975
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file number) (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation) identification no.)
6500 River Place Blvd., Building One
Austin, Texas 78730
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 404-5000
Former name or former address, if changed since last report - Not Applicable
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers
(b) Charles B. Cooper has notified Financial Industries Corporation (the
"Company") of his intention to resign from the position of Chief
Operating Officer of the Company, effective December 31, 2004, in
order to return to his consulting business. Mr. Cooper was appointed
to his current position in February 2004, and served as a consultant
to the Company from November 2003 to February 2004.
The Company has commenced a search for a new Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Cooper has requested an earlier departure if a successor is hired
prior to the end of the year.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on October 13, 2004,
announcing the foregoing information is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Text of press release of Financial Industries
Corporation, dated October 13, 2004.
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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.
FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
Date: October 13, 2004 By: /s/ J. Bruce Boisture
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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