SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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GYRODYNE COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York 000-01684 11-1688021
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) File Number) Identification Number)
102 FLOWERFIELD
ST. JAMES, NEW YORK 11780
(631) 584-5400
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
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Copy to:
Patrice Dowd Shenn, Esq.
Lamb & Barnosky, LLP
534 Broadhollow Road, Suite 210
Melville, New York 11747
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
The Board of Directors of Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc. (the "Company") has
appointed Ronald J. Macklin of Massapequa Park, New York to serve on the Board
for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the
Company. Mr. Macklin fills a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of
Directors from six (6) to seven (7) and an increase in the number of Directors
in Class III from two (2) to three (3). See Exhibit Number 99.01.
ITEM 7. (C) EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Description
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99.01 A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Macklin's appointment to
the Board of Directors is annexed as Exhibit 99.01.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
GYRODYNE COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Stephen V. Maroney
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Stephen V. Maroney
President, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer
Date: June 11, 2003