8-K

0000950123-07-010818.txt : 20070803 0000950123-07-010818.hdr.sgml : 20070803 20070803171500 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-07-010818 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070730 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070803 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070803 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DATASCOPE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000027096 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845] IRS NUMBER: 132529596 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-06516 FILM NUMBER: 071024842 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 PHILLIPS PKWY CITY: MONTVALE STATE: NJ ZIP: 07645-9998 BUSINESS PHONE: 2013918100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 PHILIPS PARKWAY CITY: MONTVALE STATE: NJ ZIP: 07645 8-K 1 y37995e8vk.htm FORM 8-K 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 30, 2007

DATASCOPE CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	0-6516	13-2529596
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

14 Philips Parkway
Montvale, New Jersey		07645-9998
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (201) 391-8100

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 Instructions A.2. below):


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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

On July 30, 2007, the Board of Directors of Datascope Corp. (the “Company”) elected Henry Scaramelli as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Scaramelli, 54, has been employed by the Company as Corporate Vice President and Controller since September 2003 and has been the Acting Chief Financial Officer since April 3, 2007. From July 2002 to September 2003, Mr. Scaramelli served as Group Vice President, Finance for the Cardiac Assist Division and InterVascular, Inc. From October 1996 to June 2002, Mr. Scaramelli served as Vice President, Finance for the Cardiac Assist Division.

Mr. Scaramelli currently receives a salary of $230,000 per year and is eligible to receive a bonus pursuant to Company plans applicable to senior management. Mr. Scaramelli receives an allowance of approximately $1,100 per month to cover expenses related to his automobile. Mr. Scaramelli receives medical and dental benefits pursuant to the Company’s health plan for management.

On August 3, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing the matters discussed above. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1

Press release dated August 3, 2007 issued by Datascope Corp.

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.


	DATASCOPE CORP. Registrant
	/s/ Fred Adelman
	Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: August 3, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.

	99.1	Press release dated August 3, 2007 issued by Datascope Corp.

EX-99.1 2 y37995exv99w1.htm EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Hank Scaramelli
Chief Financial Officer
Datascope Corp.
Montvale, NJ 07645
Tel: (201) 307-5435

Datascope Names Henry M. Scaramelli Chief Financial Officer

Montvale, New Jersey, August 3, 2007....Datascope Corp. (NASDAQ:DSCP) today named Henry M. Scaramelli Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Scaramelli has served as Acting Chief Financial Officer since April 2007.

Scaramelli is a 17-year veteran financial executive at Datascope, starting as Controller of the Cardiac Assist Division, and followed by successive promotions to Vice-President of Finance of that division, and to Group Vice-President of Finance of the Cardiac Assist and InterVascular divisions. Four years ago, Scaramelli was promoted to Corporate Vice-President and Controller. Scaramelli holds an MBA and a BS in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

About Datascope Corp.

Datascope Corp. is the global leader of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation to assist the heart, and a diversified medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets proprietary products for clinical health care markets in interventional cardiology and radiology, cardiovascular and vascular surgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine and critical care. Datascope’s products are sold throughout the world through direct sales representatives and independent distributors. Founded in 1964, Datascope is headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey. For news releases, webcasts and other Company information please visit Datascope’s website, www.datascope.com.