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):
February 5, 2008
CRAFTMADE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State of incorporation)
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000-26667
(Commission File No.)
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75-2057054
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
650 South Royal Lane, Suite 100
Coppell, Texas 75019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (972) 393-3800
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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 5, 2008, the board of directors (the Board) of Craftmade International, Inc. (the
Company) and Mr. William E. Bucek, a director of the Company, entered into a consulting agreement
(the Agreement) in which Mr. Bucek will (i) work with the Companys senior management to oversee
the successful integration of the recent acquisition of Woodard, LLC, (ii) work with the Companys
senior management to develop a strategic marketing and sales plan, (iii) assist the Board by
evaluating the Companys members of senior management to determine any candidates for Chief
Executive Officer and (iv) help facilitate the retirement of James. R. Ridings from the position of
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The term of the agreement is until June 30, 2008.
Mr. Bucek, age 69, has served as a director of the Company since October 2002. He is the founder
of Double B Foods, Inc., a Texas corporation, serving as President from 1971 until 1999, served as
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer until 2007. Mr. Bucek has been a Director of
Hill Bank & Trust, Weimar, Texas, since 1994. Mr. Bucek received a B.S. degree from Rice
University in 1960.
Mr. Bucek will resign his positions as Chairman and member of the Companys Nominating Corporate
Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Qualified
Legal Compliance Committee of the Company. Mr. Lary Snodgrass will assume the role as Chairman of
the Companys Nominating and Corporate Governance committee.
The foregoing is a summary of the terms of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit
99.1 hereto.
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Consulting agreement dated February 5, 2008 |