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): October 2, 2006
Arrhythmia Research Technology, Inc.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) |
1-9731 (Commission File Number) |
72-0925679 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
25 Sawyer Passway
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(978) 345-5000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Effective October 4, 2006, we entered into a written amendment (the “Amendment”) to our five-year Employment Agreement dated October 5, 2001, (the “Employment Agreement”) with James E. Rouse, our President and Chief Executive Officer, providing for a sixty-day extension of the term of the existing Employment Agreement. With the exception of this sixty-day extension, the terms of the Mr. Rouse’s Employment Agreement remain unchanged. A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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(d) |
The following exhibits are filed with this report: |
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Description |
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Amendment No.1 to Employment Agreement effective as of October 4, 2006 |
* Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan required to be filed as an exhibit.
SIGNATURE
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, in the City of Fitchburg, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 6th day of October 2006.
ARRHYTHMIA RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ David A. Garrison
David A. Garrison
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
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Amendment No.1 to Employment Agreement effective as of October 4, 2006 |
* Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan required to be filed as an exhibit.
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