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 31, 2008
EMERGING VISION,
INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York
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001-14128
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11-3096941
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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.)
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100
Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard
Garden
City, New York 11530
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (516) 390-2100
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02
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Departure of Directors
or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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Upon the
recommendation of the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of Emerging
Vision, Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of April 7, 2008, the Board
unanimously elected Mr. Jeffrey Rubin to serve as a director on the
Board. Mr. Rubin’s election fills the sole vacancy on the
Board.
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On March
31, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing that Mr. Jeffrey Rubin,
effective April 7, 2008, has been elected to serve as a director on the Board of
Directors of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached to
this report as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Item
9.01
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Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated March 31, 2008, issued by Emerging Vision,
Inc.
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[Signature
on following page]
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
EMERGING VISION, INC.
By: /s/
Brian P. Alessi
Name:
Brian P. Alessi
Title: Chief
Financial Officer
Date: April
9, 2008