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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2005
CHATTEM, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee 0-5905 62-0156300
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(State of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1715 West 38th Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37409
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(423) 821-4571
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
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Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
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On November 7, 2005, Chattem, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Ruth
W. Brinkley has joined the Company's Board of Directors. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by
reference herein.
Ms. Brinkley was nominated by the Company's independent directors and
elected by the Board, effective November 7, 2005. Ms. Brinkley fills the vacancy
resulting from the resignation of A. Alexander Taylor II as a member of the
Board on September 1, 2005. Ms. Brinkley will serve the remainder of Mr.
Taylor's three year term which expires at the Company's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2008. The appointment of Ms. Brinkley to a committee of the
Board of Directors will be considered at the Board's next regularly scheduled
meeting in January 2006.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press Release dated November 7, 2005
SIGNATURES
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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.
November 10, 2005 CHATTEM, INC.
By: /s/ Theodore K. Whitfield, Jr.
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Theodore K. Whitfield, Jr.
Vice President and General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press Release dated November 7, 2005