0000914760-13-000056.txt : 20130730 0000914760-13-000056.hdr.sgml : 20130730 20130730102740 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914760-13-000056 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130725 ITEM INFORMATION: Bankruptcy or Receivership ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20130730 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130730 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Avantair, Inc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001303849 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR TRANSPORTATION, NONSCHEDULED [4522] IRS NUMBER: 201635240 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-51115 FILM NUMBER: 13994318 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4311 GENERAL HOWARD DR CITY: CLEARWATER STATE: FL ZIP: 33762 BUSINESS PHONE: 727-539-0071 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4311 GENERAL HOWARD DR CITY: CLEARWATER STATE: FL ZIP: 33762 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Ardent Acquisition CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040922 8-K 1 a81562_8k72513.htm JULY 25, 2013 a81562_8k72513.htm
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):  July 25, 2013
 
AVANTAIR, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-51115
20-1635240
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
4311 General Howard Drive, Clearwater, Florida
33762
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(727) 539-0071
(Registrant’s 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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Item 1.03                      Bankruptcy or Receivership.
 
On July 25, 2013, certain creditors of Avantair, Inc. (the “Company”) filed an involuntary petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida, sitting in Tampa, Florida, pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code.  A trustee has not been appointed and the Company has twenty-one (21) days to respond to the petition, during which time it will continue to operate its business.  The Company has retained counsel in connection with the filing and is investigating the merits of the petition.
 
Item 5.02                       Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
Effective July 26, 2013, Bret A. Holmes resigned his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company to pursue other opportunities.



 
 
 

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
AVANTAIR, INC.
Date:  July 30, 2013
      
 
By:
/s/Steven F. Santo
   
Steven F. Santo
   
Chief Executive Officer
   
(Authorized Officer and Principal Executive Officer)