gigatronics_8k-051712.htm
The 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 17, 2012
Giga-tronics Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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California
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-12719
(Commission File No.)
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94-2656341
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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| 4650 Norris Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 328-4650
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(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
On May 17, 2012, the Board appointed Gordon Almquist as a director. Mr. Almquist, age 61, is currently vice president & chief financial officer of WaveConnex, Inc., a semiconductor technology company headquartered in Westlake Village, California. Prior to his employment at WaveConnex, he was a co-founder and vice president finance & administration and secretary of Strix Systems, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of wireless mesh networking equipment. Before Strix, Mr. Almquist was the vice president, finance & administration, chief financial officer, and secretary of Vertel Corporation, a provider of telecommunications network management software and engineering services. His career includes other senior financial management roles at high-growth publicly traded technology companies including vice president, finance and chief financial officer of 3D Systems Corporation. Mr. Almquist is a certified public accountant (inactive) with a bachelor's degree in business administration (accounting) from California State University, Northridge. Mr. Almquist will join the Audit Committtee and will be the Audit Committee’s financial expert.
In order to create a board vacancy for Mr. Almquist’s appointment, Mr. George Bruns announced his immediate retirement from the board concurrent with Mr. Almquist’s appointment and his intention not to stand for election at the next annual shareholders meeting. Mr. Bruns will continue to act as a consultant under his role as Chairman Emeritus and will perform various tasks for the board and to attend meetings as he is able.
On May 23, 2012, the Company issued a press release describing these events. A copy of the press release is filed as an exhibit to this report
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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Date: May 23, 2012
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GIGA-TRONICS INCORPORATED
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By: /s/ JOHN R. REGAZZI
John R. Regazzi
Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press release issued by the Company on May 23, 2012.
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