SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): March 28, 2005
ACORN HOLDING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware File Number 811-08469 59-2332857
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 536-4089
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL DIRECTORS
Effective as of March 28, 2005, Stephen A. Ollendorff resigned from the
positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of Acorn
Holdings Corp. (the "Company"). The Company has, effective as of March 28, 2005,
appointed Edward N. Epstein, the Company's President and Chief Operating
Officer, to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Larry V. Unterbrink, the Company's Treasurer, has been appointed as the
Secretary of the Company, effective as of March 28, 2005.
Mr. Epstein has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Company since November 1995. For more than the past five years, he has been the
principal of Edward N. Epstein & Assoc., a consulting firm specializing in
corporate structure and management. Since January 1996, Mr. Epstein has been a
principal in the merchant banking firm of New Canaan Capital LLC and, since July
1996, a principal of Sylhan LLC, an integrated contract manufacturer
specializing in the precision machining of refractory metal parts.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated as of: April 1, 2005
ACORN HOLDING CORP.
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(Registrant)
/s/ Edward N. Epstein
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Edward N. Epstein
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer