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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2008
HEICO Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida 1-4604 65-0341002
(State or other jurisdictio (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
3000 Taft Street, Hollywood, Florida 33021
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (954) 987-4000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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.
(a)
Effective September 15, 2008, Mr. Joseph W. Pallot resigned as a director of
HEICO Corporation (the "Company"). Mr. Pallot served as a member of the
Finance/Audit Committee. The decision of Mr. Pallot to resign from his service
on the Board of the Directors of the Company did not involve any disagreement
with the Company concerning its operations, policies or practices.
(d)
Effective September 15, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed
Mark H. Hildebrandt to serve as a director of the Company. In addition, Mr.
Hildebrandt was appointed a member of the Finance/Audit Committee. There were no
arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Hildebrandt was appointed
as a director, and there are no related party transactions between the Company
and Mr. Hildebrandt reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Hildebrandt, 52, is a partner in Waldman Hildebrandt Trigoboff Marx &
Calnan, P.A, a full service boutique law firm based in Miami, FL. Mr.
Hildebrandt has practiced law continuously for more than 25 years and
specializes in corporation & business law and in litigation. Mr. Hildebrandt
began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney at the Miami-Dade County
State Attorney's Office under the Honorable Janet Reno. He is currently
President of the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation in Miami Beach, FL, a
member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Mount Sinai, a
former Chairman of the Finance Committee and a former member of the Audit
Committee, and a member of the Finance and Investment Committee. Additionally,
Mr. Hildebrandt is a member of the Board of Directors of Easter Seals of
Miami-Dade County and has served in numerous other local civic posts.
A copy of the Company's press release announcing Mr. Pallot's resignation from
the Board of Directors and the appointment of Mr. Hildebrandt to the Board of
Directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated September 16, 2008.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
HEICO CORPORATION
Date: September 17, 2008 By: /s/ THOMAS S. IRWIN
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Thomas S. Irwin,
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated September 16, 2008.