SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 8, 2007
UNIFI, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
York |
1-10542 |
11-2165495 |
7201
West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro,
North Carolina 27410
(Address of principal executive offices,
including zip code)
(336) 294-4410
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
Effective August 8, 2007, the Board of Directors of Unifi, Inc. (the "Company") appointed George R. Perkins, Jr. ("Mr. Perkins") and G. Alfred Webster ("Mr. Webster") to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Perkins, who lives in Sanford, North Carolina, is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Spinning Mills, Inc. Mr. Webster, who lives in High Point, North Carolina, currently manages his personal investments. Both individuals were appointed to terms expiring at the Company's 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time it is expected that they will be nominated to stand for election by the shareholders of the Company for one year terms. Mr. Perkins was appointed to the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee and Mr. Webster was appointed to the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. There are no transactions to which the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Mr. Perkins or Mr. Webster, or any member of their immediate families, has a material interest that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On August
9, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of
Messrs. Perkins and Webster to the Board of Directors. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d)
Exhibits.
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EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
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99.1 |
Press Release disseminated on August 9, 2007 by the Corporation |
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.
By: /s/ CHARLES F. MCCOY
Charles F. McCoy
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
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99.1 |
Press Release disseminated on August 9, 2007 by the Corporation |