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: August 24, 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 August 24, 1999, the Registrant issued a news release announcing that
Earl R. Refsland has been named the new president, chief executive officer and a
director of the company. The news release is incorporated herein by reference
and attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
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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: August 24, 1999 By: /s/ Thomas A. Jenuleson
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Name: Thomas A. Jenuleson
Title: Acting Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description Page No.
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1. News Release dated August 24, 1999 5
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Exhibit 1 - Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Thomas A. Jenuleson, CFO Tom Goyda or Shari Shane
(314) 771-2400 Shandwick
(314) 436-6565
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS NAMES
EARL REFSLAND PRESIDENT AND CEO
EXECUTIVE REJOINING COMPANY HE LED FROM 1986 TO 1993
ST. LOUIS, August 24, 1999 -- Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: AHPI)
announced today that Earl R. Refsland has been named president, chief executive
officer and a director of the company. As president and CEO of Allied from 1986
to 1993, Refsland guided the company through a period of strong sales and profit
growth, as well as its 1992 initial public offering.
"We are delighted that Earl Refsland is rejoining Allied," said John D.
Weil, the company's chairman. "Allied experienced its greatest success under
Earl's leadership, and the board is confident that he has the capabilities and
knowledge to help the company overcome its current challenges."
Currently chairman of Andros Technologies, a privately held company,
Refsland has served as president and CEO of Photometrics, a Tucson, Ariz.-based
manufacturer of extremely sensitive cooled CCD cameras and detectors for the
primary and applied research markets. Photometrics enjoyed its most profitable
and strongest growth years during his tenure as CEO, and completed a successful
sale to Roper Industries in 1998.
Refsland received a B.S. in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy and
spent four years on active duty as an officer in the U.S. Army. After leaving
military service, he earned an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Prior to joining Allied in 1986, Refsland was president of Respiratory
Care, Inc., a subsidiary of Colgate Palmolive. He began his private-sector
career in 1973 with The Trane Company, and held positions with Gould Inc.,
Hospital Fluids and
Abbott Laboratories from 1978 to 1983.
Refsland replaces Uma Nandan Aggarwal, who resigned from the company in
July.
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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