form8k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934
Date of
Report (date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2008
ALYNX,
CO.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nevada
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000-52491
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90-0300868
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1234
Airport Road, Suite 105
Destin,
Florida
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32541
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(850)
269-0000
(Issuer’s
Telephone Number)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
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(c) On
February 20, 2008, the Board of Directors appointed Brian J. Splan as our
President, effective immediately.
Mr.
Splan, age 60, was self-employed as a management consultant headquartered in
Memphis, Tennessee from February 2003 until his appointment as our
President. Mr. Splan previously served as President of the Healthcare
Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a division of Smith & Nephew, PLC, a
global medical devices company focusing on orthopaedics, arthroscopy and
advanced wound management, from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Splan also served
as President of Ioptex Research, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew, PLC,
from 1991 to 1995, and as Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration
of Smith & Nephew, Inc. from 1986 to 1990. Mr.
Splan received a B.S. in Accounting from Christian Brothers
University.
Mr. Splan
does not have any familial relationship with any director or other executive
officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to
become a director or executive officer, and there are no transactions in which
Mr. Splan has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K.
We
entered into a two-year, full-time employment agreement with Mr. Splan dated
February 20, 2008. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Splan is entitled to
receive a base salary of $175,000 per year, subject to annual
review. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Splan also
received a signing bonus of $11,250, will be reimbursed for actual moving
expenses up to $10,000. In connection with his employment agreement, Mr.
Splan received a stock option grant on February 22, 2008 of 1,854,852
shares of our Common Stock, for a term of five years, at an exercise price of
1.76 per share, such option vesting 25% on grant, and 25% on each of the
following three one-year anniversaries of the date of grant. Mr. Splan is
also eligible for future bonuses as determined our Board of Directors.
Mr. Splan is also entitled to receive the standard benefits generally
available to other members of senior management. In the event Mr. Splan’s
employment with us is terminated (i) voluntarily by Mr. Splan,
(ii) as result of his death or (ii) by us for good reason (as defined
in the employment agreement), he shall only be entitled to his accrued but
unpaid base salary and any stock vested through the date of his termination. In
the event we terminate Mr. Splan’s employment without good reason (as
defined in the employment agreement), Mr. Splan is entitled to severance in
the form of any stock vested through the date of his termination and
continuation of his base salary, together with applicable fringe benefits as
provided to other executive employees for the greater of the term of the
employment agreement or twelve months. Following a change of control (as defined
in the employment agreement), in the event Mr. Splan’s employment with us
is terminated by us without good reason or by Mr. Splan, he shall be
entitled to the same benefits as if he was terminated without good reason. A
copy of Mr. Splan's employment agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.53,
and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Employment
Agreement between Brian J. Splan and Alynx, Co., dated February 20,
2008
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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.
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ALYNX,
CO. |
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Dated: February 22,
2008
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By:
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/s/ John C. Thomas, Jr.
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John
C. Thomas, Jr., Chief Financial
Officer
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