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): March 5, 2007
AMPEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-20292 | 13-3667696 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1228 Douglas Avenue
Redwood City, California 94063-3117
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(650) 367-2011
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| Item 5.02(d). | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 8, 2007, Ampex Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it has appointed Dr. Alain C. Briançon as a member of its Board of Directors. Dr. Briançon was elected at a meeting of the Company’s Board held on March 5, 2007. He will serve as a Class II director, and will fill the vacancy in that class created when the Company expanded the size of its Board in February 2007. Dr. Briançon will also serve on the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance, Stock Incentive Plan and Stock Bonus Plan Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Briançon is currently the Chief Technology Officer of NTERA, Inc., a venture capital-backed company located in West Conshohocken, PA. NTERA is involved in the design and commercialization of state-of-the-art digital displays. Prior to joining NTERA, Dr. Briançon was the CTO of InterDigital Communications Corporation, a leading technology licensing company to cellular and other wireless markets, from 2001 to 2005. He held senior technology positions at Motorola, Inc. from 1995 to 2000.
A copy of the Company’s press release dated March 8, 2007 is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 |
Press Release of Ampex Corporation dated March 8, 2007. | |
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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.
| AMPEX CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Craig L. McKibben | |
| Craig L. McKibben | ||
| Vice President | ||
Date: March 8, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1* | Press Release of Ampex Corporation dated March 8, 2007. |
| * | Filed herewith. |