aug9adpt8-k.htm
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): August 9, 2011
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ADPT Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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of incorporation)
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691 S. Milpitas Blvd., Suite 208, Milpitas, California, 95035
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(408) 945-8600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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.
(c) Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
On August 9, 2011, the Board of Directors of ADPT Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Mark A. Zorko, age 59, to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective August 9, 2011. Mr. Zorko has provided assistance to the Company on a part time basis since July 1, 2011 and will continue to work with the Company on a part time basis. He will be compensated by the Company at the rate of $15,000 per month, retroactive to July 1, 2011.
Mr. Zorko has served as Chief Financial Officer of DGT Holdings Corp., an international x-ray imaging company, since August 30, 2006. Mr. Zorko is responsible for the finance and information technology functions of that company. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Zorko was an active CFO Partner with Tatum CFO Partners, LLP, a professional service provider of financial and information technology executives. Mr. Zorko’s engagements included serving as Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of public and private client companies. DGT Holdings Corp. is an affiliate of Steel Partners Holdings L.P., which, together with its affiliates, beneficially owned 35.9% of the outstanding common stock of the Company as of June 20, 2011. Mr. Zorko is a certified public accountant and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
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.
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ADPT Corporation
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By:
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/s/ John J. Quicke |
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Name:
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John J. Quicke
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Title:
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Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: August 11, 2011