================================================================================ 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 March 3, 2000 ____________________________ Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC. (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) NEVADA 1-13498 93-1148702 ------------------------- -------------------- -------------------- (State or other jurisdiction Commission File Number (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 11835 NE Glenn Widing Drive, Bldg E, Portland, OR 97220-9057 _________________________________________________________________ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (503) 252-6233 _________________________________________________________________ (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable _________________________________________________________________ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On March 3, 2000, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (the "Company") announced the appointment of W. James Nicol and John M. Gibbons to the Company's Board of Directors, including the appointment of Mr. Nicol as Chairman of the Board. The Company also announced the formation of an Executive Committee of its Board of Directors, which will be comprised of Dr. Keren Brown Wilson, Mr. Nicol and Mr. Gibbons. The Company also announced the resignation of James W. Cruckshank as its Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Mr. Gibbons as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cruckshank will continue to serve the Company as a consultant pursuant to a Separation and Consulting Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between Mr. Cruckshank and the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Copies of the Consulting Agreement and the Company's press release, dated March 3, 2000, have been filed as exhibits to this current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (a) and (b) None. (c) The following documents are furnished as Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K: 10. Separation and Consulting Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between James W. Cruckshank and Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. 99. Press release, dated March 3, 2000, of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. 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. ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC. By: /s/ Sandra Campbell ------------------------------------ Name: Sandra Campbell Title: Secretary Date: March 3, 2000 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION 10. Separation and Consulting Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between James W. Cruckshank and Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. 99. Press release, dated March 3, 2000, of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.