UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 19, 2015
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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ERICKSON INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-35482 (Commission File Number) | 93-1307561 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
5550 SW Macadam Avenue, Suite 200
Portland, Oregon 97239
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 505-5800
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In this report, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and “Erickson” refer to Erickson Incorporated and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 19, 2015, Hank Halter resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately, for personal reasons due to certain pressing family obligations. Mr. Halter has served on the Company’s Board of Directors since April of 2012. With his resignation, Mr. Halter also resigned from his role as Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee. With Mr. Halter’s departure, the Board has appointed Gary Scott as the Audit Committee Chairman and has determined that Mr. Scott qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as that term is defined by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 22, 2015 | Erickson Incorporated | |||
By: | /s/ Edward Rizzuti | |||
Edward Rizzuti | ||||
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||
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