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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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, 2005
(August 9, 2005)
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ONEIDA LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York 1-5452 15-0405700
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)
163-181 Kenwood Avenue, Oneida, New York 13421
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (315) 361-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS;
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
(d.) On August 9, 2005 Oneida Ltd.'s (the "Company") Board of Directors
(the "Board") elected Clarence A. Davis to fill the remainder of the term
vacated by Peter J. Marshall in June 2005. Mr. Davis will also serve on the
Board's Audit Committee.
In early 2005 Mr. Davis retired from the position of Chief Operating
Officer of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a position he
had held since 2000. Mr. Davis had been the Institute's Chief Financial officer
from 1998 through 2000. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
is the national, professional organization for all Certified Public Accountants,
providing its members with various resources, information, and leadership. Prior
to joining the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mr. Davis was
the principal of Clarence A. Davis Enterprises, Inc., a financial and
organizational consulting firm, from 1990 through 1998 and a Senior Partner with
the public accounting firm Spicer & Oppenheim, formerly known as Oppenheimer,
Appel, Dixon & Co., from 1967 through 1990. Mr. Davis Served in the United
States Marine Corps from 1960 through 1964, received his B.S. in Accounting from
Long Island University and in 1975 became a certified public accountant.
There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Davis
was elected as a director of the Company. Since the beginning of the Company's
last fiscal year, neither Mr. Davis nor his immediate family members have had
any relationships or transactions with or indebtedness to the Company or any of
its subsidiaries.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & EXHIBITS.
(c.) Exhibits
EXHIBIT 99.1 Press Release Dated August 10, 2005.
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.
ONEIDA LTD.
By: /s/ ANDREW G. CHURCH
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Andrew G. Church
Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: August 10, 2005