Unassociated Document
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)
April
8, 2008
Bovie
Medical Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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1-31885
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11-2644611
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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Of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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734
Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York
11747
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
(631)
421-5452
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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):
o
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230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to
Rule l4a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.l4a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule l4d- 2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. l4d-
2(b)
o Pre-commencement
communications
pursuant to Rule 13 e-4( c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13 e-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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(b) Effective
April 8, 2008, the Board of Directors replaced Vera McElroy as Secretary and
installed Gary Pickett, the Company’s CFO as Secretary of the Corporation. In
connection with his duties as CFO, Mr. Pickett has been assuming many activities
of the Secretary and the Board believes that his installation as Secretary
is
appropriate and in the Company’s interest. Ms. MacElroy, who also serves as
Administrator of Human Resources, will continue in that position.
(d)(i)-(5) On
April
8, 2008, the Board of Directors’ elected Steve Livneh, who is also President of
our wholly owned Canadian Subsidiary, Bovie Canada, to serve as director of
Bovie Medical Corporation. In addition, on the same date, the Board of Directors
also elected Steven A. MacLaren to serve on the Board. Mr. MacLaren holds a
BSBA
degree in Accounting from Ohio State University and also serves as a financial
consultant to our company. During fiscal 2007, he received compensation
aggregating $
84,920
in that
capacity.
Both
Messrs, Livneh and MacLaren shall serve as directors until the next annual
meeting of shareholders.
(3)
Mr.
MacLaren is also expected to serve on our audit committee.
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Bovie
Medical Corporation
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By:
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/S/
Andrew Makrides |
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Andrew
Makrides, President
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