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): June 12, 2009 (June 8,
2009)
ALLIED HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL
INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in Charter)
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13-3098275 |
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(IRS Employer Identification
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New
York
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
245 Park Avenue, New York, New York
10167
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
(212) 750-0064
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
(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:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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| ITEM 5.02. |
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DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENT OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS. |
(a) On June 8, 2009, Mark
Tompkins notified Allied Healthcare International Inc. (the “Company”) that he
was resigning from the board of directors of the Company, effective as of June
8, 2009. On April 21, 2009, the board of directors of the Company had
determined not to nominate Mr. Tompkins for re-election at the 2009 annual
meeting of shareholders of the Company held on June 10, 2009. Accordingly,
Mr. Tompkins’ term as a director of the Company was scheduled to end on
June 10, 2009.
In his letter of resignation, a copy of
which is attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K, Mr. Tompkins stated that his
decision to resign was based on differences of opinion with other board members
over the optimal strategy for the Company going forward and corporate governance
practices.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
17.1 Letter of resignation, dated
June 8, 2009, of Mark Tompkins addressed to Jeff Peris, the Interim
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Allied Healthcare International Inc.