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): December 8, 2011

 

 

 

GTSI Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-34871   54-1248422

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2553 Dulles View Drive, #100

Herndon, Virginia 20171-5219

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 502-2000

 

 

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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.

The employment of Bridget Atkinson, Vice President of Human Resources & Organizational Development of GTSI Corp. (“GTSI”), was terminated, effective December 8, 2011, as part of a realignment of GTSI’s business model. It is anticipated that Ms. Atkinson will continue to provide up to fifty hours per month of transitional consulting services to GTSI through February 3, 2012, pursuant to a services agreement, the terms of which have not yet been put in place.

GTSI entered into a separation letter agreement with Ms. Atkinson, dated December 8, 2011, providing, among other things, that Ms. Atkinson will be (a) paid severance compensation of $120,000, which represents six months of her current annual base salary of $240,000, pursuant to a March 28, 2006 severance agreement between Ms. Atkinson and GTSI, in accordance with GTSI’s standard payroll process, (b) reimbursed for GTSI’s customary portion of Ms. Atkinson’s medical, dental and vision benefits coverage, via COBRA, through June 30, 2012, and (c) paid $15,000 for out-placement assistance.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.   None


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

GTSI Corp.
By:  

/s/ Peter Whitfield

  Peter Whitfield
  Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 9, 2011