-----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, ClEe3gsfD3rQeVHUqMwAFWfYS/0GMAytChCWQ1f5kdjiwWgiGeHDU7mXrwkra7n6 /CAYoL+t4gfu58eWykxlHQ== 0000061004-10-000061.txt : 20101103 0000061004-10-000061.hdr.sgml : 20101103 20101103172634 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000061004-10-000061 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101028 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20101103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101103 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LGL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000061004 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, NEC [3679] IRS NUMBER: 381799862 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-00106 FILM NUMBER: 101162426 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2525 SHADER ROAD CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32804 BUSINESS PHONE: (407) 298-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2525 SHADER ROAD CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32804 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LYNCH CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 lgl8k_20101103.htm LGL 8-K CHIU APPOINTMENT 20101103 lgl8k_20101103.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): October 28, 2010

THE LGL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
     
Delaware
1-106
38-1799862
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
2525 Shader Road, Orlando, FL
32804
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (407) 298-2000

 
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

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 October 28, 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The LGL Group, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Michael Chiu to serve as a member of the Board effective immediately.

Dr. Chiu was most recently the President and Chief Technology Officer of Trophos Energy, a venture-backed bio-energy company.  He previously served as a Business Unit Manager at Teradyne, Inc., a semiconductor automated test equipment supplier.  Dr. Chiu holds a Ph.D. in engineering and an MBA, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


Item 8.01.
Other Events.
 
On November 3, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Dr.  Chiu to the Board, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)  
Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.                                                            Description
99.1                                                                      Press Release dated November 3, 2010.
 

 
 

 

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.
 

 
November 3, 2010
THE LGL GROUP, INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ R. LaDuane Clifton
   
Name:
R. LaDuane Clifton
   
Title:
Chief Accounting Officer




 
 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.                                                            Description
99.1  
Press Release dated November 3, 2010.


 
 



EX-99..1 2 ex99-1_pressrelease.htm EX. 99-1 LGL PRESS RELEASE CHIU APPOINTMENT 20101103 ex99-1_pressrelease.htm

EXHIBIT 99.1

Contacts:                      LaDuane Clifton, The LGL Group, Inc.:                                                                (407) 298-2000
       Email: lclifton@lglgroup.com

                                       Victor Emmanuel, VJE Consultants:                                                                      (914) 305-5198


The LGL Group Inc. Announces Appointment of
Dr. Michael Chiu to its Board of Directors

Orlando, FL, November 3, 2010 -- The LGL Group, Inc. (NYSE Amex: LGL) (the “Company”) announced today that Dr. Michael Chiu has been appointed to serve on its Board of Directors effective October 28, 2010.

Dr. Chiu was most recently the President and Chief Technology Officer of Trophos Energy, a venture-backed bio-energy company.  He previously served as a Business Unit Manager at Teradyne, Inc., a semiconductor automated test equipment supplier.  Dr. Chiu holds a Ph.D. in engineering and an MBA, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Greg Anderson, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer said “We’re delighted that Dr. Chiu has joined our Board of Directors.  He brings significant expertise in semiconductors and alternative energy, which will assist LGL develop new products, expand engineering capabilities and provide direction for our business development activities. His appointment will also further strengthen the Company’s ties to the MIT community.”
 
Q3 2010 Earnings Call Announced

The Company also announced recently that its Q3 2010 earnings results will be issued in a detailed press release on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, after market close.  The Company will hold an investor conference call on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. EST to discuss the Company’s Q3 2010 earnings results, current business activities and strategy.

Presentation materials will be available on the LGL website on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. EST: www.lglgroup.com.

Participants are invited to “attend” the online meeting using Conferencing Center LIVE;
or access the conference call at (800) 895-0231 for domestic callers and (785) 424-1054
for international callers. The participant code is LGLIR111.

To attend the event, participants are asked to click on the following link: Join the
meeting. Participants may also copy and paste the following information into their web
browser: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/conferencingevent/join.  The meeting ID is: LGLIR111; the entry code is: attend.

 
 

 

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About The LGL Group, Inc.

The LGL Group, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary MtronPTI, manufactures and markets highly engineered electronic components used to control the frequency or timing of signals in electronic circuits.  These devices are used extensively in electronic systems for military applications, avionics, earth-orbiting satellites, medical devices, instrumentation, industrial devices and global positioning systems.  They are also used in infrastructure equipment for the telecommunications and network equipment industries.  The Company has operations in Orlando, Florida, Yankton, South Dakota and Noida, India, and sales offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.
 
For more information on the Company and its products and services, contact LaDuane Clifton at The LGL Group, Inc., 2525 Shader Rd., Orlando, Florida 32804, (407) 298-2000, or visit the Company’s Web site: www.lglgroup.com.
 
Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements
 
This document includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.  Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors.  More detailed information about those factors is contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



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