form8k11052009.htm
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 5,
2009
THE L.S.
STARRETT COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Massachusetts
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1-367
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04-1866480
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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121
CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL, MASSACHUSETTS 01331
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number:
978-249-3551
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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[
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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)
ITEM
5.02(c). Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The L. S.
Starrett Company, a global manufacturer of industrial, professional and consumer
products, named Francis J. O’Brien as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of
the Company effective as of November 5, 2009.
Mr.
O’Brien was previously Chief Financial Officer at Delta Education, LLC, an
elementary school education company, from 2005 to 2009. Prior to
Delta Education, he was Chief Financial Officer at StockerYale Corporation, a
publicly traded technology company, from 2001 to 2004 and Director of Finance
and Business Development at Analogic Corporation, a publicly traded manufacturer
of medical and security systems, from 1998 to 2000. Mr. O’Brien
served as Corporate Vice President of Finance & Administration for Addison
Wesley, a global education company, from 1982 to 1997 and as Senior Manager at
Coopers & Lybrand, an international public accounting firm, from 1976 to
1982.
Mr.
O’Brien holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts and an MBA from Suffolk
University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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.
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THE
L.S. STARRETT COMPANY
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Date:
November 5, 2009
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By:
/s/ Douglas A. Starrett
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Name:
Douglas A. Starrett
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Title:
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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