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): March 5, 2007
Giga-tronics Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| California
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0-12719
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94-2656341 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(IRS Employer
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| 4650 Norris Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA
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94583 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 328-4650
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(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.
(c)(1) On March 1, 2007, Giga-tronics Incorporated (the “Corporation”) appointed Patrick J. Lawlor,
56, as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Corporation.
(2) The following is a brief description of Mr. Lawlor’s business experience:
Mr. Lawlor was a Consultant to the Chief Financial Officer of PDL BioPharma, Inc. from 2005—2007,
and was previously the Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of SaRonix, LLC from 2000—2004.
Prior to that he was the Chief Financial Officer of Aerojet Fine Chemicals, LLC, from 1998—1999,
and from 1996—1998 was the Vice President of Finance at Systems Chemistry, Inc.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Lawlor and the directors and other executive officers
of the Corporation.
(3) Mr. Lawlor’s employment is at-will. His compensation will initially be $135,000 annually. In
addition, he will be granted a Stock Option Award of 75,000 shares, to be approved at the next
meeting of the Board of Directors. He is entitled to two weeks’ vacation per year and is entitled
to participate in benefits programs on the same basis as other employees of the Corporation.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The list of exhibits called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to the exhibit index to
this report.