- Current report filing (8-K)
April 16 2009 - 1:04PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 14, 2009
ZILA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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0-17521
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86-0619668
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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16430 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 450, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-1770
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 14, 2009, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Zila, Inc. (the Company) elected
Jon M. Plexico to serve as a member of the Board. The Board has not yet determined what (if any)
committees of the Board Mr. Plexico will serve on.
Mr. Plexico, 40, has been Managing Partner of Stonepine Capital Management, LLC since 2006.
Previously, Mr. Plexico was Vice President, Healthcare (2002-2004) and then Managing Director,
Healthcare (2005) of Merriman Curhan Ford, a financial services company traded on NASDAQ (MERR).
From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Plexico was Director of Business Development of Chemdex Corporation (NASDAQ:
CMDX) and from 1992 to 1997, he was the National Sales Manager in the Autoimmune & Complement
Division of Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL). Mr. Plexico earned a B.A. degree in Political
Science from Colgate University.
Mr. Plexico will participate in the non-employee director compensation arrangements described
in the Companys definitive proxy statement relating to the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders.
Under these arrangements, Mr. Plexico will receive an annual retainer of $10,000 for his service on
the Board, $2,000 for each Board meeting attended in person, $1,000 for each Board meeting attended
telephonically, $1,000 for each committee meeting attended in person or telephonically, and
reimbursement for any reasonable expenses related to his Board service. Mr. Plexico will also be
eligible to receive grants of options under the Zila, Inc. 1997 Stock Award Plan, as amended and
restated.
Other than as described above, Mr. Plexico was not elected pursuant to any arrangement or
understanding with any other person and is not a participant in any existing or proposed
transaction with the Company.
A copy of the Companys press release announcing the election of Mr. Plexico is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press release, dated April 15, 2009 entitled Zila Names Jon
Plexico to Board of Directors
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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.
Dated: April 16, 2009
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ZILA, INC.
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/s/ Gary V. Klinefelter
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By: Gary V. Klinefelter
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Vice President and General Counsel
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press release, dated April 15, 2009, entitled Zila Names Jon
Plexico to Board of Directors
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