-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UZzSkx+YShTZPxOV8MEYaLBYptJbyimbvd/xCIwVG1eQRwEfTWKxFGxr7OL1eg+w AsQqXpMJf64KsapZFwC0Gw== 0000950137-08-001980.txt : 20080212 0000950137-08-001980.hdr.sgml : 20080212 20080211194005 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-08-001980 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080208 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20080212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080211 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AKORN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000003116 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 720717400 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32360 FILM NUMBER: 08595357 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 MILLBROOK DRIVE CITY: BUFFALO GROVE STATE: IL ZIP: 60089 BUSINESS PHONE: 8472796100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 MILLBROOK DRIVE CITY: BUFFALO GROVE STATE: IL ZIP: 60089 8-K 1 c23798e8vk.htm CURRENT REPORT e8vk
 

 
 
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: February 8, 2008
(Date of earliest event reported)
Akorn, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Louisiana
(State or other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) 		  001-32360
(Commission
File Number) 		  72-0717400
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2500 MILLBROOK DRIVE
BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS 60089
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(847) 279-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 Arrangements of Certain Officers.
          On February 8, 2008, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of Akorn, Inc. (the “Company”), resolved not to pay any cash bonuses to Mr. Arthur S. Przybyl, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Jeffrey A. Whitnell, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer; Dr. Abu S. Alam, the Company’s Senior Vice President, New Business and Product Development; Mr. John R. Sabat, the Company’s Senior Vice President, National Accounts; or Mr. Mark Silverberg, Senior Vice President, Global Quality Assurance (each of the foregoing individuals, an “Executive Officer”) pursuant to the management bonus objectives for 2007, which were described in and filed with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2007.

 

 

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.
         
  Akorn, Inc.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Jeffrey A. Whitnell    
    Jeffrey A. Whitnell   
    Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Secretary 		  
 
Date: February 11, 2008

 

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