Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

As previously disclosed, Vascular Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated Deborah L. Neymark, the Company’s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research and Reimbursement, effective August 15, 2008.

 

On August 15, 2008, Ms. Neymark and the Company entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”) that sets forth the terms and conditions under which Ms. Neymark and the Company will terminate Ms. Neymark’s employment relationship with the Company, effective as of August 15, 2008. Under the Separation Agreement, Ms. Neymark will be entitled to receive the following payments: (a) in consideration of Ms. Neymark’s services to the Company and the agreements made pursuant to the Separation Agreement, the Company will continue to pay Ms. Neymark an amount equal to her base salary as a consulting payment in normal biweekly payroll increments from August 15, 2008 through December 31, 2008, subject to Ms. Neymark continuing to provide certain transition services to the Company and complying with the terms of the Separation Agreement; (b) the Company will pay Ms. Neymark’s health insurance premiums through August 31, 2008, and will pay the amounts due under COBRA for the continuation of Ms. Neymark’s health benefits through December 31, 2008; and (c) Ms. Neymark will be paid $17,808.58 for accrued and unused vacation time through August 15, 2008. Receipt of these amounts is also subject to the expiration, without being exercised, of certain rights to rescind the Separation Agreement granted to Ms. Neymark under applicable law. The Separation Agreement also contains a general release of claims against the Company by Ms. Neymark.

 

A copy of the Separation Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

 

10.1

Separation Agreement between Company and Deborah L. Neymark.

 

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.       

 

 

 

VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Hennen

 

 

James Hennen
Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:  August 20, 2008

 




 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Separation Agreement between Company and Deborah L. Neymark.