SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 1, 2005
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TRUDY CORPORATION
353 Main Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
Commission File No. 0-16056
Incorporated in the State of Delaware
Federal Identification No. 06-1007765
Telephone: (203) 846-2274
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Promotion of Director/Officer.
Effective August 1, 2005 the Board of Directors promoted Ashley C.
Andersen from Executive Vice President and Publisher to President, Chief
Executive Officer and Publisher.
Ms. Andersen has served as Executive Vice President since September
2002, and has been a member of the Board since June 2002. Ms. Andersen joined
the Company in March 2000 as Associate Publisher. She was subsequently promoted
to Publisher and again promoted to Executive Vice President.
Ms. Andersen was a 5% equity holder of the Company's subsidiary, Studio
Mouse, LLC. Effective March 31, 2005, Studio Mouse was merged into the Company
and Ms. Andersen received 13, 273,808 shares of common stock of Trudy in
exchange for her 5% equity interest.
Effective August 1, 2005 the Board of Directors re-appointed William W.
Burnham as Chairman and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company and
appointed him to the new position of Director of Corporate Development. Mr.
Burnham has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Company since 1979.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.4 Press release of the Registrant, dated July 29, 2005.
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.
TRUDY CORPORATION
Date: August 1, 2005 By: /s/ ASHLEY C. ANDERSEN
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Ashley C. Andersen,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company
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