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): November 12, 2009
Commission File Number 0-27958
FLANDERS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| North Carolina | 13-3368271 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 531 Flanders Filters Road, Washington, NC | 27889 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(252) 946-8081
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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 Directors.
On November 12, 2009, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Flanders Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Robert Amerson as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Amerson was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board. Mr. Amerson will be a non-management member of the Board.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Amerson and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Mr. Amerson was appointed as a director of the Company. Amerson, 59, is currently a private investor and entrepreneur; he is the largest shareholder of the Company.
Upon his appointment to the Board, Mr. Amerson we became entitled to a pro-rated portion of the non-employee directors’ compensation. Mr. Amerson will not receive an initial option award upon his appointment due to his previous service on the Board.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release entitled “Flanders Announces Addition to its Board of Directors” | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: November 16, 2009 | FLANDERS CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /S/ JOHN OAKLEY | |||
| John Oakley | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
PRESS RELEASE
99.1 Press release dated November 16, 2009 entitled “Flanders Announces Addition to its Board of Directors”
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