UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN
PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January, 2011
Commission File Number 000-22286
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
14 Hakitor Street, Haifa Bay 26110,
Israel
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_____.
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (the “Company”) held its annual general meeting of shareholders on December 30, 2010 at Euro Park, Italy House, Yakum, Israel (the “Annual General Meeting”). At the Annual General Meeting, the five incumbent directors (Dilip Shanghvi, Sudhir Valia, Aalok Shanghvi, Hasmukh Shah and Ilan Leviteh) were re-elected to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) to serve until the close of the next annual general meeting of shareholders. Also, Ms. Ilana Avidov-Mor and Mr. Dan Biran were elected as statutory external directors, as defined in the Israeli Companies Law, for a three-year term. The backgrounds of the five re-elected directors and the two external directors are described in the notice of the Annual General Meeting and proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 23, 2010.
Also, at the Annual General Meeting, the shareholders appointed Zif Haft, Certified Public Accountants (Israel), a BDO member firm, as the Company’s independent auditors until the close of the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company and authorized the audit committee of the Company and the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration, in accordance with the volume and nature of their services. Additionally, the Company reported on the status of its consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2008 (which the Company filed with the SEC on December 23, 2010) and December 31, 2009.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 5, 2011 |
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TARO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. |
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By: |
/s/ James Kedrowski |
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Name: |
James Kedrowski |
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Title: |
Interim Chief Executive Officer |