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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 ): August 10, 1998
LAROCHE INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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DELAWARE 3379532 583341472
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
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1100 JOHNSON FERRY RD., ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30342
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 404-851-0300
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Item 5. Other Events.
On August 10, 1998, the Board of Directors of LaRoche Industries Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), accepted the resignation of Grant O.
Reed, its President and Chief Executive Officer since 1993.
The Board of Directors has appointed W. Walter LaRoche III, the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, as the interim acting Chief Executive
Officer. The Board also appointed Harold W. Ingalls to the position of Executive
Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Ingalls will
retain his current position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Chief
Operating Officer of the Company's European operating subsidiary. Mr. Ingalls
will have responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Company, and Mr.
LaRoche will provide strategic oversight and management.
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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.
Date: August 11, 1998 LAROCHE INDUSTRIES INC.
By: /s/ Harold W. Ingalls
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Harold W. Ingalls,
Executive Vice President
