SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
JUNE 5, 2002
SURETY HOLDINGS CORP.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 000-32311 52-2229054
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(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF FILE NO.) ID NO.)
OF INCORPORATION)
850 FORT PLAINS ROAD
HOWELL, NEW JERSEY 07731
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 732-886-0706
ITEM 5.
ON MAY 29, 2002, HOWARD R. KNAPP AND STUART D. TAUBER, M.D. WERE ELECTED TO THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY TO FILL VACANCIES UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.
STUART D. TAUBER, M.D.
SINCE 1999, DR. TAUBER HAS BEEN A PRINCIPAL IN MOUNTAIN DIABETES & ENDOCRINE
CENTER IN ASHVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND PRESIDENT OF STUART D. TAUBER, M.D.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FROM 1973 TO THE PRESENT. HE IS A FORMER PRESIDENT OF
THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, NORTH CAROLINA (1977-1978) AND A FEATURED
SPEAKER AT MEDICAL SEMINARS. DR. TAUBER RECEIVED HIS B.A. FROM YALE UNIVERSITY
IN 1955 AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN
1960. HE WAS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL SCHOOL FROM 1966-1972. DR. TAUBER HAS THIRTY YEARS
EXPERIENCE IN SMALL COMPANY DEVELOPMENT.
HOWARD R. KNAPP
HAVING JOINED THE COMPANY IN JANUARY 1999, MR. KNAPP HAS SERVED AS THE COMPANY'S
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SINCE JANUARY, 2000. FROM JUNE 1998 TO JANUARY 1999, MR.
KNAPP SERVED IN THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OF BARRON CHASE. MR. KNAPP SERVED AS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MERIDIAN EQUITIES COMPANY FROM 1996 TO JULY 1998.
PREVIOUSLY, MR. KNAPP WORKED IN THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS IN
VARIOUS CORPORATIONS, INCLUDING TRADER, BANK MANAGER AND PRINCIPAL IN VARIOUS
OFFICES. MR. KNAPP RECEIVED B.S. DEGREE IN ECONOMICS FROM ST. PETER'S COLLEGE IN
1974.
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 THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
SURETY HOLDINGS CORP.
BY: /s/ HOWARD R. KNAPP
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HOWARD R. KNAPP
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DATED: JUNE 5, 2002