UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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) July 1, 2005
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GENERAL KINETICS INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Commission File Number: 0-1738
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Virginia 54-0594435
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(State or other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
10688-D Crestwood Drive, Manassas, VA 20109
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(703) 331-8033
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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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) On July 1, 2005, the Board of Directors of General Kinetics Incorporated
(the "Company") appointed Franco DeBlasio, 35, as Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer of the Company. From 1995 through 2000, and again
from 2003 to June 2005, Mr. DeBlasio served as a consultant/accountant at
DeBlasio & DeBlasio Associates, a consulting and accounting firm based in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From January 2001 through November 2003, he served as
the Chief Financial Officer of Smart Parts, Inc., a high volume consumer goods
manufacturer. Prior to joining Smart Parts, beginning in January 2000, Mr.
DeBlasio served as a team leader in the international acquisitions division of
Crown Castle Communications, a provider of technologically advanced shared
wireless infrastructure. He holds a B.S.B.A in accounting from Robert Morris
College and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in finance and MIS from Duquesne
University.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 8, 2005
GENERAL KINETICS INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Larry M. Heimendinger
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Larry M. Heimendinger
Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)