-----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, TfNf/iX0FCQXLhXG/R9aiIkLTjdV7aaERkZ2sD5oMTlxZEdASgnOIayJFpDdh0OD z7XzZlXcQIBDljVPR0t8MQ== 0001169232-07-002096.txt : 20070501 0001169232-07-002096.hdr.sgml : 20070501 20070501111407 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001169232-07-002096 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070430 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: 20070501 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070501 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: E-Z-EM, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000727008 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835] IRS NUMBER: 111999504 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13003 FILM NUMBER: 07804204 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1111 MARCUS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE LL-26 CITY: LAKE SUCCESS STATE: NY ZIP: 11042 BUSINESS PHONE: 5163338230 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1111 MARCUS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE LL-26 CITY: LAKE SUCCESS STATE: NY ZIP: 11042 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EZ EM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 d71774_8k.htm CURRENT REPORT

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): April 30, 2007

 

E-Z-EM, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

1-11479

 

11-1999504

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

1111 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, New York

 

11042

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

  

(516) 333-8230

(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.

 

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))

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 


 

Item 5.02.

     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
     Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)

On April 30, 2007, E-Z-EM, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the resignation of Dennis J. Curtin, the Company’s Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the press release issued by the Company on April 30, 2007, announcing Mr. Curtin’s resignation and the appointment of Joseph A. Cacchioli, as described in (c), below, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Mr. Curtin’s resignation is effective May 11, 2007.

 

(c)

On April 30, 2007, the Company announced the appointment of Joseph A. Cacchioli, age 50, as acting Chief Financial Officer, to serve in such capacity pending the Company’s search for a new chief financial officer to replace Mr. Curtin. Mr. Cacchioli has been employed by the Company since 1984, and has been a Vice President and Controller since 1991. Mr. Cacchioli’s appointment is effective May 11, 2007.

Item 9.01

              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

99.1

Press release dated April 30, 2007.

 

 

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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.

 

Date: May 1, 2007

E-Z-EM, INC.

(Registrant)

 

 

 

By:

/s/Peter J. Graham                                       

Peter J. Graham

Senior Vice President –

Chief Legal Officer, Global Human Resources and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

 

4

 

 


EX-99.1 2 d71774_ex99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE


 

Company Contact:

 

Investor Relations Contacts:

E-Z-EM, Inc.

 

Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.

Tom Johnson x3317

 

Kim Sutton Golodetz (kgolodetz@lhai.com)

(800) 544-4624

 

(212) 838-3777

www.ezem.com

 

Bruce Voss (bvoss@lhai.com)

 

 

(310) 691-7100

 

 

www.lhai.com

 

 

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL APRIL 30, 2007 AFTER 4PM ET

 

E-Z-EM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DENNIS CURTIN RESIGNS

 

Controller Joseph Cacchioli to Serve as Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (April 30, 2007) – E-Z-EM, Inc. (NASDAQ: EZEM) today announced that Dennis J. Curtin, Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Joseph Cacchioli, currently the Company’s Vice President-Controller, will serve as acting CFO while the Company conducts a formal search for a permanent replacement.

 

Commenting on the announcement, Anthony A. Lombardo, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We commend Dennis for his many years of steady financial leadership, and wish him much success in his future endeavors. The Company is conducting a formal search for a permanent CFO. In the interim, we have every confidence in Joe Cacchioli in his role as acting CFO.”

 

About E-Z-EM, Inc.

 

E-Z-EM is a leading manufacturer of contrast agents for gastrointestinal radiology. The Company is the developer of VoLumen®, the next generation low density barium sulfate suspension for use as an oral contrast in Multidetector CT (MDCT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT) studies. The Company also offers Empower®—only family of CT injectors on the market with patented EDA™ technology that can help detect contrast extravasation—and offers a complete product set for the virtual colonoscopy practitioner. This product line consists of virtual colonoscopy hardware, software, nutritional prep kits and bowel cleaners, tagging agents and a carbon dioxide colon insufflation system. The Company is also the exclusive world-wide manufacturer and marketer of RSDL for first-responder organizations and military services. RSDL is a patented, broad-spectrum liquid chemical warfare (CW) agent decontaminant, that neutralizes or removes chemical agents from skin on contact, leaving a non-toxic residue that can be rinsed off with water.

 

The statements made in this document contain certain forward-looking statements. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” or variations of such words and similar expressions, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this release may involve numerous risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, beyond the Company’s control. Such risks and uncertainties include: the ability of the Company to retain a qualified, permanent Chief Financial Officer, to develop its products, continued market acceptance and sales of VoLumen®, future actions by the FDA or other regulatory agencies, overall economic conditions, general market conditions, as well as the risk factors listed from time to time in the SEC filings of E-Z-EM, Inc., including but not limited to its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 3, 2007 and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 3, 2006. Consequently, actual future results may differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in the forward-looking statements, and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this release.

 

 

 

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