8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8K Form 8K

 

 

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): February 19, 2009

 

 

DANKA BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

England & Wales   0-20828   98-0052869

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

111 2nd Avenue N.E.     Masters House
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701   and   107 Hammersmith Road
London W14 0QH England

(Addresses of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

727-456-4460 in the United States

011-44-207-605-0150 in the United Kingdom

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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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.

The information provided in Item 8.01 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02. Concurrently with Danka Business Systems PLC’s (“Danka” or the “Company”) entry into a Members’ Voluntary Liquidation (the “MVL”) on February 19, 2009, each member of Danka’s board of directors – A.D. Frazier, Kevin C. Daly, David Downes, Jaime W. Ellertson, Christopher B. Harned, W. Andrew McKenna, Joseph E. Parzick, J. Ernest Riddle and Erik Vonk – resigned from his position as a director of Danka.

 

ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On February 19, 2009, the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting, at which the Company’s shareholders voted to approve the Company’s entry into the MVL. As a result of such approval, the Company has now entered into the MVL and Jeremy Spratt and Finbarr O’Connell of KPMG LLP have been appointed joint liquidators for the purposes of the voluntary winding up of the Company.

Also on February 19, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing Danka shareholder approval of the MVL. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Danka Business Systems PLC press release dated February 19, 2009


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: February 19, 2009   DANKA BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC
  By:  

/s/ Mary K. Priolo

  Name:   Mary K. Priolo
  Title:   Assistant Secretary and Principal Accounting Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1   Danka Business Systems PLC press release dated February 19, 2009