UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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) February 3, 2005
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(January 31, 2005)
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Manchester Technologies, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York 0-21695 11-2312854
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
160 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, New York 11788
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (631) 435-1199
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N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On January 24, 2005, Bert Rudofsky resigned as a director of Manchester
Technologies, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company"). On January 31, 2005,
the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Jeffrey Melnick as a director of
the Company to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Bert Rudofsky.
Mr. Melnick will hold the office of director of the Company until the next
meeting of shareholders, at which time the election of the entire board of
directors will be held. On January 31, 2005, Mr. Melnick was also appointed to
the Company's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Mr. Melnick has been a Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at
Marsh Inc., a risk and insurance services firm, specializing in corporate
mergers and acquisitions since December 2003. Mr. Melnick was Chief Financial
Officer of Solow Realty and Development Company LLC, a real estate developer
from May 2003 to November 2003 and an executive of General Electric Company from
June 1997 to May 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Melnick worked at Ernst & Young from
October 1991 to June 1997, first as an Audit Senior then as a Consulting Tax
Manager. Mr. Melnick is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelors
degree in Accounting and a Masters degree in Taxation.
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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.
Date: February 3, 2005
Manchester Technologies, Inc.
By: /s/ Barry Steinberg
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Barry Steinberg
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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