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) December 6, 2007
MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-26284
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13-3545623 |
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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.) |
220 South Orange Avenue, Livingston Corporate Park, Livingston, New Jersey 07034
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (973) 535-2717
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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Item 5.02:
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Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
(b) On December 6, 2007, Leonard Osser resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer of
Milestone Scientific Inc. (the Company), effective January 1, 2008. Mr. Osser will, however,
continue his position as Chairman of the Company.
(c) On December 6, 2007, the Board appointed Joe W. Martin as Chief Executive Officer to replace
Leonard Osser, effective January 1, 2008. Since May 2007, Mr. Martin has served as Chief Executive
Officer of Milestone Medical. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Martin served as President of the
Diabetes Care Division (DCD) at Bayer HealthCare. He also served as a member of the Bayer
HealthCare Executive Committee. From 1992 through 2004, Mr. Martin rose through the ranks at Bayer
in managerial posts that included Senior Vice President and General Manager, Self-Testing Business
Segment at Bayer AG Diagnostics Division; Senior Vice President and General Manager, Point of
Care Business Segment; Country Manager United Kingdom and Ireland; and Vice President, Marketing
- Immunodiagnostic Business Unit. From 1980 through 1992, Mr. Martin held various sales, marketing
and general management roles of increasing responsibility, both domestically and internationally,
at Abbott Laboratories Diagnostic Division. A graduate of the University of Houston, where he
earned a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Accounting, Mr. Martin is the
Past President of the Biomedical Marketing Association and served on the Board of Directors of Life
Treatment Centers in South Bend, Indiana for the past six years.
Pursuant to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Milestone Medical, Mr. Martin
entered into an Employment Agreement (the Agreement) with the Company. On December 6, 2007, the
Board approved the extension of the Agreement. Under the Agreement, Mr. Martin shall be entitled
to annual compensation consisting of a cash component and stock component. The cash component
shall consist of $300,000 per annum, less the amount, if any, up to $150,000 per year as Mr. Martin
by written notice decides to take in stock for periods subsequent to such notice. The stock
component shall consist of a stock allotment at the end of each calendar year during his
employment, consisting of such number of shares as determined pursuant to the Agreement. Mr.
Martin shall also be entitled to a bonus of up to $400,000 based on the Companys achieving certain
threshold operating targets established by the Board for each fiscal year, which bonus may include
cash, stock and options to purchase stock. Mr. Martin shall also be entitled to receive prompt
reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in his performance as Chief Executive
Officer, in addition to other general employee benefits. The term of the Agreement shall end on
December 31, 2012, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the Agreement.
(d) On December 6, 2007, the Board elected Joe W. Martin to the Board of Directors, effective
January 1, 2008.
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