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.
May 10, 2004
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
VIKING SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Name of Small Business Issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada 86-0913802
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
SEC File Number 000-49636
7514 Girard Ave, Suite 1509, La Jolla, CA 92037
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone no., including area code: (858) 456-6608
In this current report references to "Viking," "we," "us," and "our" refer to
Viking Systems, Inc.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This current report contains certain forward-looking statements and any
statements contained in this current report that are not statements of
historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting
the foregoing, words such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "anticipate,"
"estimate" or "continue" or comparable terminology are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial
risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a
variety of factors, many of which are not within Viking's control. These factors
include, but are not limited to, economic conditions generally and in the
markets in which Viking may participate, competition within Viking's markets and
failure by Viking to successfully develop business relationships.
ITEM 5: OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On May 10, 2004, we expanded our Board of Directors from three members to
four members. We appointed John Lyon as a director of Viking to fill the vacancy
created by the expansion of the size of our Board. Mr. Lyon's resume is as
follows:
JOHN R. LYON. Mr. Lyon co-founded Vista Medical Technology, Inc. in July
1993 and has served as its President since July 1993, as Chief Executive Officer
since December 1996 and as a Director since July 1995. Prior to co-founding
Vista Medical, Mr. Lyon served for three years with Cooper Companies, as
President of the International Division within Cooper's Health Care Group from
January 1991 through December 1992, and as President of Cooper Surgical, a
manufacturer and distributor of minimally invasive surgical products, from
January 1992 through January 1993. Mr. Lyon also was employed by Kaiser
Aerospace in a business development role from February 1993 until Vista Medical
was founded in July 1993. Mr. Lyon holds a B.A. from the University of Durham,
United Kingdom.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 10, 2004 VIKING SYSTEMS, INC.
By /s/ Thomas B. Marsh
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Thomas B. Marsh,
President/Chairman of the Board
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