form8k.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): September
5, 2007
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
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01331
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone
number: 978-249-3551
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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240.13e-4(c)
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On
September 5, 2007, the Board of Directors of The L.S. Starrett Company (the
"Company") voted to accept Antony McLaughlin’s resignation from the Board of
Directors and to elect Salvadore de Camargo, Jr. as director of the Company
to
serve out the balance of Mr. McLaughlin’s term, effective September 17,
2007. Mr. de Camargo, Jr., age 61, currently serves as President of
the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary, Starrett Industria e Comercio
Ltda. Mr. de Camargo, Jr. has served that subsidiary for 44 years in
a variety of positions, most recently as Vice President and Director 2000-2001,
and Industrial Director 1979-2000. The Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee considered the Company’s significant operations in Brazil
and Mr. de Camargo’s experience with the Company’s Brazilian operations in its
decision to nominate him for election to the Board.
Item
8.01 Other Events
The
Company announced that it has changed the date of its Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to October 10, 2007 from the previously announced date of October
3, 2007.
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.
THE
L.S.
STARRETT COMPANY
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Date: September
11, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Randall J. Hylek
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Name:
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Randall
J. Hylek
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Title:
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Treasurer
and
Chief
Financial Officer
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