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 24, 2012
ACCELLENT INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 333-130470 | 84-1507827 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
100 Fordham Road Wilmington, Massachusetts |
01887 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(978) 570-6900
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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.
(b) On July 24, 2012, Chris Gordon resigned from his position as a member of the Board of Directors of Accellent Inc. (the Board) and the Boards Audit Committee.
(d) On July 24, 2012, the Board appointed Jeffrey Schwartz as a member of the Board and the Boards Audit Committee. Mr. Schwartz is a Principal at Bain Capital and joined the firm in 2004. Bain Capital designated Mr. Schwartz for election pursuant to a Stockholders Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2005, among Accellent Holdings Corp., our parent company, an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and certain affiliates of Bain Capital.
Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Schwartz worked at Lehman Brothers as an equity research analyst. Mr. Schwartz received a B.A. in economics from Yale University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Schwartz also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Air Medical Group Holdings.
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: July 27, 2012 | ACCELLENT INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Jeremy A. Friedman | |||||
Name: Jeremy A. Friedman Title: Chief Financial Officer |