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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): April 24, 2006
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 (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
incorporation) 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 Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
(c) On April 26, 2006, Chattem, Inc. (the "Company") announced the
appointment of Robert B. Long as Chief Accounting Officer. The appointment was
effective as of April 24, 2006. A copy of the press release dated April 26, 2006
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Long, age
34, served as vice president and chief financial officer of Charleston Hosiery,
Inc., a manufacturer of hosiery products, from August 2005 to April 2006 and on
the audit staff of Ernst & Young LLP, a global professional services provider,
from May 2002 to August 2005, most recently as an audit senior manager, except
for the period from July 2004 to September 2004, during which time he served as
corporate controller for Heil Environmental Industries, Ltd., a manufacturer of
refuse collection vehicles. Prior to that time, Mr. Long served on the audit
staff of Arthur Andersen LLP, a global professional services provider, from
December 1996 to May 2002 and as a staff accountant for Brach's Confections
Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer of confections, from 1995 to 1996. Mr. Long is
registered as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Tennessee.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated April 26, 2006.
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: April 26, 2006 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 April 26, 2006