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): November 15, 2013
JANEL WORLD TRADE, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 333-60608 | 86-1005291 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
150-14 132nd Avenue, Jamaica, New York 11434
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (718) 527-3800
Inapplicable
(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 15, 2013, James N. Jannello, Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of Janel World Trade, Ltd., (the "Company"), notified the Company that he is retiring to spend more time with family and pursue personal interests and, as a result of retirement, Mr. Jannello resigned from the Board and from all of his positions as an officer of the Company and all of its subsidiaries. In recognition of Mr. Jannello's founding the Company and years of dedicated service, Mr. Jannello will hold the honorary title of Director Emeritus of the Company.
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.
| JANEL WORLD TRADE, LTD. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: November 19, 2013 | By: | /s/ William J. Lally |
| William J. Lally | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||