0001104659-18-003302.txt : 20180122 0001104659-18-003302.hdr.sgml : 20180122 20180122163046 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-18-003302 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180117 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20180122 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180122 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LANNETT CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000057725 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 230787699 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31298 FILM NUMBER: 18540143 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9000 STATE RD CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19136 BUSINESS PHONE: 2153339000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9000 STATE ROAD STREET 2: 9000 STATE ROAD CITY: PHLADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19136 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NETHERLANDS SECURITIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19660629 8-K 1 a18-3408_28k.htm 8-K

 

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):  January 17, 2018

 

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

COMMISSION FILE NO. 001-31298

 

State of Delaware

 

23-0787699

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)

 

9000 State Road

Philadelphia, PA  19136

(215) 333-9000

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

 

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):

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this Chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 

 


 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

(d)    Election of Director

 

Effective January 17, 2018, Timothy C. Crew, Lannett Company, Inc.’s (“Lannett or the Company”) chief executive officer, has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in order to fill a newly created vacancy as a result of the Board of Directors increasing the size of the board from six to seven members.

 

Earlier this month, Crew joined Lannett as CEO.  He has more than 25 years of experience in the generic and branded pharmaceutical industries, having served in leadership positions with Cipla North America, a global pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, India, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Bristol-Myers Squibb.  Prior to his pharmaceutical roles, Crew served in the United States Army, where he rose to the rank of Captain.  Crew earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Pomona College and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School.

 

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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.

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Samuel H. Israel

 

 

 

Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel

 

 

 

Date: January 22, 2018

 

 

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