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 (Date of earliest event reported):
December 6, 2005
NORTH ATLANTIC HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
333-115587 20-0709285
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
257 Park Avenue South
New York, New York 10010-7304
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 253-8185
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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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 PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
(b)
On December 6, 2005, Edward L. Hickerson, Vice President-Finance and
chief accounting officer of North Atlantic Holding Company, Inc. ("NAHC"),
resigned from his employment with NAHC, effective immediately.
(c)
Effective December 6, 2005, Camilla Fentress was appointed Vice
President-Finance of NAHC, replacing Edward L. Hickerson as chief accounting
officer.
Ms. Fentress (age 50) has served in a variety of financial positions
with NAHC since August of 2000, most recently as Director-Financial Reporting.
Prior to joining NAHC, Ms. Fentress held a variety of accounting positions with
Phillip Morris from 1977 to 2000.
There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Ms.
Fentress was appointed to her position as Vice President-Finance of NAHC, and
there are no transactions or proposed transactions to which NAHC is a party and
in which Ms. Fentress has or will have a material interest. Ms. Fentress does
not have a family relationship with any director or executive officer of NAHC.
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
Effective with the commencement of NAHC's 2006 fiscal year on January
1, 2006, the principal corporate offices of NAHC will be relocated from 257 Park
Avenue South, New York, New York, 10010 to 3029 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard,
Louisville, Kentucky, 40212.
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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.
NORTH ATLANTIC HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Brian C. Harriss
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Name: Brian C. Harriss
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 12, 2005
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