form_8-k2010.htm
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): February 17,
2010
TECH/OPS
SEVCON, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-9789
(Commission
File Number)
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04-2985631
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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155
Northboro Road
Southborough,
MA 01772
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
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(508)
281-5510
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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On
February 17, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Registrant, upon the
recommendation of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,
elected Fred Wang to the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Wang will serve for a
term that expires at the Registrant’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr.
Wang has also been named to the Board’s Compensation Committee. The Board has
determined that Mr. Wang meets the standards of independence for directors set
forth under the listing standards of the NASDAQ Capital Market.
Mr. Wang
will receive the same compensation for his service on the Board as the
Registrant’s other non-employee directors, including an annual cash retainer and
restricted stock grant, as more fully described in the Registrant’s definitive
proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December
17, 2009.
A copy of
the press release announcing the election of Mr. Wang to the Board is attached
to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press
Release of the Registrant, dated February 17, 2010.
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.
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TECH/OPS
SEVCON, INC.
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Dated: February 17, 2010
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By: /s/ Raymond J.
Thibault Jr.
Raymond
J. Thibault Jr.
Assistant
Treasurer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of the Registrant, dated February 17, 2010.
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