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
May 15, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
001-15697 |
22-3542636 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale NJ 07647
(Address of principal executive offices)
(201) 750-2646
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
Effective as of the close of business on May 24, 2013, Chris Dick resigned from his role as Chief Operating Officer and President of the Company and Mr. Dick has also resigned from the Board. Immediately following Mr. Dick’s resignation, the Board of Directors reduced the number of directors from 6 to 5.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Dick’s resignation is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 21, 2013, announcing change in executive leadership with Chris Dick resigning as President, Chief Operating Officer and member of the Board. | |
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.
| Dated: May 21, 2013 | ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| By: | s/ Jerry Treppel | |
| Jerry Treppel | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||