Edgar Filing: SCHMITT INDUSTRIES INC

SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

December 16, 2016

/s/ Ann M. Ferguson

Name: Ann M. Ferguson

Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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): December 12, 2016

SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Oregon	000-23996	93-1151989
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2765 N.W. Nicolai Street Portland, Oregon		97210-1818
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 227-7908

Not Applicable

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 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.

(b) On December 12, 2016, Mr. Wayne A. Case informed the Board of Directors of Schmitt Industries, Inc. (the “Registrant”) of his intention to resign as its Chairman, effective December 31, 2016. In connection with his retirement from the Registrant, a company he founded 30 years ago, Mr. Case will also be resigning from the other management positions he holds with the Company.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Case’s retirement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit		Description

99.1		Press release entitled “Schmitt Industries, Inc. Announces Retirement of the Chairman of the Board of Directors.”

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.