United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: June 3, 2013
Lannett Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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001-31298 |
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23-0787699 |
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9000 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 333-9000
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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
(d) Election of Director
Effective July 1, 2013, James M. Maher has been appointed to the Company’s board of directors. Mr. Maher will be a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Mr. Maher, 60, spent his entire professional career with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP. After nearly 40 years with PwC, 30 years as a partner, he retired in June 2012. Most recently, Mr. Maher served as the managing partner of PwC’s U.S. assurance practice, comprised of more than 1,100 partners and 12,000 staff. Previously, he served as the regional assurance leader for the metro assurance practice. During his tenure at PwC, Mr. Maher worked closely with senior management at several multinational companies, dealing extensively with significant acquisitions, divestitures, initial public offerings and secondary offerings. Mr. Maher earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University (now LIU Post).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 June 3, 2013 Press Release
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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Lannett Company, Inc. |
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(Registrant) |
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/s/ Arthur P. Bedrosian |
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Arthur P. Bedrosian |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: June 4, 2013