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: April 2, 1999
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-19266 23-1370721
(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
1720 Sublette Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(314) 771-2400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On April 2, 1999, the Registrant issued a news release announcing the
naming of a new member of the board of directors, Mr. Brent D. Baird, and
announcing that current director, John D. Weil, has been named the new chairman
of the board of directors. The Registrant's news release issued on April 2,
1999, is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto, is incorporated herein by reference and
made a part hereof.
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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.
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC.
Date: April 2, 1999 By: /s/ Uma Nandan Aggarwal
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Name: Uma Nandan Aggarwal
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 1 - Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Uma Nandan Aggarwal, Tom Goyda or Beth Randolph
President and CEO, or Shandwick
Thomas A. Jenuleson, CFO (314) 436- 6565
(314) 771-2400
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS NAMES BAIRD DIRECTOR;
ELEVATES WEIL TO CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ST. LOUIS, April 1, 1999 - Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: AHPI)
announced today that Brent D. Baird has been named to its board of directors and
John D. Weil has been named its new chairman. Both of these moves were made due
to the untimely death late last month of Dennis W. Sheehan, a long-time board
member and chairman of Allied's board.
Baird, 60, a private investor living in Buffalo, N.Y., is chairman of First
Carolina Investors, Inc., a closed-end investment company based in Charlotte,
N.C. He also serves on the boards of several public companies, including M&T
Bank Corp.(NYSE: MTB) and Todd Shipyards Corp.(NYSE: TOD). Weil, 58, has been
an Allied board member since August 1997 and is a major shareholder of the
corporation.
"We will miss the participation and guidance that Dennis Sheehan provided
as a member of Allied's board, which he joined while the company was still
private and had served on continuously since the company went public in 1992,"
said Weil. "However, we are pleased to welcome Brent Baird to the board.
His extensive financial, investment and corporate board experience should
Be beneficial as Allied continues its progress toward restoring profitability."
Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of respiratory
care products, medical gas equipment and emergency medical products used in a
wide range of hospital and alternate care settings.
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