UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
July 28, 2011
GSI GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Brunswick, Canada | 001-35083 | 98-0110412 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| 125 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, Massachusetts |
01730 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (781) 266-5700
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 28, 2011, GSI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and FTI Consulting, Inc. (“FTI”) agreed to terminate FTI’s engagement to provide certain temporary employees to the Company for post-petition crisis and turnaround management services as of August 5, 2011. As part of that agreement on July 28, 2011, the Company and FTI agreed that Michael E. Katzenstein’s services as the Company’s Chief Restructuring Officer were terminated as of May 31, 2011.
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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.
| GSI Group Inc. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: August 3, 2011 |
By: | /s/ Robert Buckley | ||
| Robert Buckley | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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