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): December 17, 2012

 

 

PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

OREGON   0-23018   93-0835396

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1195 NW Compton Drive

Beaverton, Oregon 97006

(503) 748-1100

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

¨ 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; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

On December 17, 2012, the Board of Directors of Planar Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Ryan Gray as Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of January 1, 2013. Mr. Gray, age 38, joined the Company in 2005 as director of finance for worldwide operations. He was appointed Vice President and Corporate Controller of the Company in 2009. Mr. Gray will be eligible to participate in each of the incentive compensation and other benefit plans available to the other officers of the Company.


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 thereunto duly authorized on December 21, 2012.

 

PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Stephen M. Going

  Stephen M. Going,
 

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary