8-K
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 OF 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 22, 2006
PATIENT
SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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333-124594
(Commission
File
Number)
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13-3419202
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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1800
Century Park East, Ste. 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
(Address
of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(310)
895-7750
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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to:
Marc
J.
Ross, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP
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Avenue of the Americas
New
York,
New York 10018
Phone:
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(212) 930-9725
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Item
1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
August
22, 2006, Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) executed an
employment agreement (the “Agreement”) with Milton “Todd” Ault, III (“Mr.
Ault”), an individual, pursuant to which Mr. Ault will be employed and engaged
to serve as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), until a new
CEO is appointed, on account of Dr. Glazer’s recent resignation, as disclosed in
the 8-K (defined below). Mr. Ault will work to resolve the Company’s legacy
issues prior to the appointment of a new CEO, which is expected to occur in
approximately the end of September. As reported in the Company’s Current Report
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K on July 14, 2006
(the “8-K”), effective July 11, 2006, Mr. Ault was re-appointed CEO and a
Director of the Company.
The
Agreement begins August 8, 2006 and continues for an initial term of 12 months.
The Agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless
either party delivers to the other party written notice of termination at least
30 days before the end of the then current term (the “Initial Term”). Mr. Ault’s
base compensation under the Agreement is $1 per year. For the Initial Term
under
that certain Agreement Regarding Severance or Separation dated May 24, 2006
(the
“Severance Agreement”) between Mr. Ault and the Company, Mr. Ault shall receive,
pursuant to an agreement to convert to restricted shares of common stock the
cash compensation that was otherwise due under the Severance Agreement, the
number of shares at $2.74 per share (the closing price on June 27, 2006), that
represent the full amount of his compensation due, which is $180,000, less
shares for the amount of that $180,000 already received, which is $40,000.
Said
compensation therefore will result in the issuance of 51,095 shares of
restricted common stock in lieu of cash compensation to Mr. Ault pursuant to
the
Severance Agreement.
The
Company is required to promptly reimburse Mr. Ault for all reasonable
out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in performing his responsibilities
under the agreement. Mr. Ault is entitled to participate in all of the Company’s
benefit plans in effect from time to time for employees of the Company. Mr.
Ault
is entitled to three weeks of paid vacation, to be scheduled and taken in
accordance with the Company’s standard vacation policies. In addition, Mr. Ault
is entitled to sick leave and holidays at full pay in accordance with the
Company’s policies established and in effect from time to time. The Agreement
also contains customary provisions for disability, death, confidentiality,
indemnification and non-competition. Both the Company and Mr. Ault have the
right to voluntarily terminate the Agreement at any time with or without cause.
If the Company voluntarily terminates the Agreement, the Company must pay Mr.
Ault a cash sum equal to (a) all accrued base salary through the date of
termination plus all accrued vacation pay and cash bonuses, if any, plus (b)
as
severance compensation, an amount equal to the greater of (A) Mr. Ault’s then
base salary for 12 months (at the highest rate during the term of this
Agreement), or (B) Mr. Ault’s then base compensation for the remaining
employment term of the Agreement. In the event of a merger, consolidation,
sale,
or change of control, the surviving or resulting company is required to honor
the terms of the agreement with Mr. Ault.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Employment
Agreement entered into as of July 27, 2006 by and between Patient
Safety
Technologies, Inc. and Milton “Todd” Ault,
III.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Patient
Safety Technologies, Inc.
Dated:
August 25, 2006
By:
/s/ Lynne Silverstein
Name:
Lynne
Silverstein
Title:
President