sypris8k52908.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): May 29,
2008
Sypris
Solutions, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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0-24020
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61-1321992
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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101
Bullitt Lane, Suite 450
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Louisville,
Kentucky
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40222
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(Address
of Principal
Executive
Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (502) 329-2000
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:
[
] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[
] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 5
– Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02(b)
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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 May 29, 2008, Sypris Solutions, Inc.
(the “Company”) announced that its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
T. Scott Hatton, has expressed his intention to leave the Company effective on
July 4, 2008 to become the Chief Financial Officer of Portfolio Operations with
a $5.6 billion private equity fund. The Company also announced that Anthony C.
Allen, 49, Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the Company,
will be appointed acting Chief Financial Officer effective July 4, 2008. Mr.
Allen has served as Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the
Company since December 2004 and as Vice President of Finance and Information
Systems and Assistant Secretary of the Company from 2003 to December 2004. Mr.
Allen served as Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary of the
Company from 1997 to 2003. The full text of the press release is set forth in
Exhibit 99 hereto.
Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibit
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99 |
Press
Release issued May 29, 2008. |
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.
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Dated:
May 29, 2008
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Sypris
Solutions, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
John R. McGeeney
______________________________
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John
R. McGeeney
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General
Counsel and Secretary
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibit
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99 |
Press
Release issued May 29, 2008. |