Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 22 2014 - 5:15PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 Earliest Event Reported: December
22, 2014
POSITRON CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Its Charter)
| Texas |
000-24092 |
76-0083622 |
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(Commission file Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 530 Oakmont Lane, Westmont, Illinois |
60559 |
| (Address of Principle Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(317) 576-0183
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or
Certain Officers, Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 22, 2014,
the Board of Directors of Positron Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Yuri Perevalov to the Company’s Board
of Directors. Mr. Perevalov is well versed in every segment of the Company’s business and approach and brings a strong, fiscally
responsible and strategic mindset to the Board.
Yuri Perevalov, 62, Director.
Dr. Perevalov is a business consultant and has been providing consulting services to the Company’s since June
2007. These consulting services include strategy and business development, merger and acquisitions, finance and operations.
Prior thereto, Dr. Perevalov was Vice-President of Strategy and Business Development of IPT Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company. Prior thereto, Mr. Perevalov held positions in financial analysis and planning in several different
industries in Canada and for a decade was Executive Vice-President of Research and head of a department of the economic
think-tank of the Russian Academy of Sciences, consulting the provincial government and large companies. Dr. Perevalov is an
author of more than 130 publications and reports presented at numerous scientific conferences in Russia, Finland, Germany and
Sweden. Dr. Perevalov holds a BS from the Ural State Technical University (Russia), a Candidate of Science degree in
Economics (a PhD equivalent) and a Doctor of Science degree in Economics, both from the Russian Academy of Sciences.
With the addition of
Dr. Perevalov, the Company returns to a five member Board of Directors, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Patrick
Rooney on September 5, 2014. Dr. Perevalov’s addition completes the transition of Mr. Rooney’s exit. Accordingly, and
as a result of the transfer of his ownership of the majority of his holdings of the Company’s securities, Mr. Rooney has
concluded his role with the Company as a control person, employee, consultant, or affiliate and the Company’s presently
has no plans to rehire Mr. Rooney in the future.
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
thereunto duly authorized.
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POSITRON CORPORATION |
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| Date: December 22, 2014 |
By: |
/s/ Corey N. Conn |
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Name: Corey N. Conn |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |