-----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, L32uOXRQbQ/PtsD9Ukcag3dKivqxJVp8zGeTbX5ZXP4xEX4NQQGP+XrRZ+Pm59dx 89jsJAjkRCEPk04vRzkbUQ== 0001193125-04-166261.txt : 20041004 0001193125-04-166261.hdr.sgml : 20041004 20041004161255 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-04-166261 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041004 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20041004 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041004 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SUPER VISION INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000917523 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRAWING AND INSULATING NONFERROUS WIRE [3357] IRS NUMBER: 593046866 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23590 FILM NUMBER: 041062714 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8210 PRESIDENTS DRIVE CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32809 BUSINESS PHONE: 4078579900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8210 PRESIDENTS DRIVE CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32809 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): October 4, 2004

 


 

Super Vision International, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   0-23590   59-3046866
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer ID Number)

 

8210 Presidents Drive, Orlando, Florida 32809

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number: (407) 857-9900

 


 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

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

 



Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

 

(d) Anthony T. Castor, III, was elected to the Board of Directors of Super Vision International, Inc. (the “Company”) effective October 4, 2004. Mr. Castor fills a vacancy on the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Castor and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Castor was selected as a director. Mr. Castor has not been, and at the time of this disclosure is not expected to be, appointed to any committee(s) of the board of directors. There are no transactions during the last two years or proposed transactions to which the Company was or is to be a party, in which Mr. Castor or any member of his immediate family has or is to have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Mr. Castor previously served as a director of the Company from September, 1996 through May, 2003.

 

Mr. Castor is currently the president of Chromalox, Inc., a manufacturer of electric heating products located in Pittsburgh, PA. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Castor was an independent consultant. From early 2000 to 2002, Mr. Castor served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Morgan Group, Inc., a specialty transportation company. Mr. Castor joined the Morgan Group in a turnaround capacity and during his tenure the primary assets of the company were divested prior to liquidating the remaining assets of the company. The Morgan Group filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in 2002. From January 1998 until January 2000, Mr. Castor served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Precision Industrial Corporation, a worldwide supplier of capital equipment for processing metal. From 1993 until 1997, Mr. Castor was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hayward Industries, Inc., a worldwide supplier of pumps, filters, heaters and other accessories for the pool and spa industries as well as industrial filtration equipment. From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Castor was Corporate Vice President of Crompton & Knowles Corporation, a supplier of specialty chemicals and process equipment and President of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ingredient Technology Corporation.

 

INFORMATION LIMITED TO REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

 

The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this report shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section; shall not be considered incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing; and shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (c) Exhibit 99.1

 

Press Release, dated October 4, 2004 concerning the election of Anthony T. Castor, III, as a director of Super Vision International, Inc.

 

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.

 

   

Super Vision International, Inc.

Date: October 4, 2004

 

By:

 

/s/ Brett M. Kingstone


       

Brett M. Kingstone, Chairman and

       

Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 4, 2004

For more information: Richard Heiner, Marketing Director Super Vision International

Phone 407-857-9900 x216 Fax 407-857-0050 email: rheiner@svision.com

 

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Super Vision Re-elects Anthony T. Castor III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chromalox Inc., as Board Member

 

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Super Vision International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPVA) announced today that its board of directors elected Anthony T. Castor III as a Director of the company, effective October 4, 2004.

 

Mr. Castor currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Chromalox, Inc a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based manufacturer of precision heating and control devices. Chromalox was previously a division of Emerson Electric and is currently a key portfolio company for JP Morgan Partners. Prior to his position at Chromalox Mr. Castor served as President and CEO at the Morgan Group, Inc of Baltimore, Maryland, a company engaged in transportation and specialty outsourcing services. From 1997 – 1999 Mr. Castor served as President and CEO of Precision Industrial Corporation of Montvale, New Jersey, a $200 million manufacturer of capital equipment for the metal processing industry. From 1992 -1997 Mr. Castor served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hayward Industries of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Hayward Pool Products is one of the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of equipment for the pool and spa industry. Prior to Hayward, Tony had over fifteen years of experience with Uniroyal Corporation and Crompton Corporation in various senior management roles.

 

“Tony Castor has served as a great mentor to our staff over the past several years on issues related to manufacturing and corporate governance.” states Brett Kingstone, President and CEO of Super Vision International. “He is familiar with Super Vision both from his term as President and CEO of Hayward Industries where Super Vision and Hayward partnered in the sales and marketing of Super Vision’s fiber optic lighting products to the pool industry and as a director of our Company from 1996 through early 2003. We welcome Tony back to the team; he brings us a wealth of experience.”

 

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Certain of the above statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Reference is made to Super Vision’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act for factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Super Vision undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

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