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) June 25, 2008
MEDIFAST,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-23016
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13-3714405
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(State
or other
jurisdiction
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation or
organization)
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Ident.
No.)
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11445
Cronhill Drive, Owing Mills,
Maryland
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21117
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(Address
of principal executive
offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (410)-581-8042
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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Pre-commencement
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240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section
5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item
5.02 - Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers
On
June
19, 2008, Medifast, Inc.’s (the “Company’s) Board of Directors elected two new
board members to the Owings Mills, Md based meal replacement company. The newly
elected board members are Jeannette M. Mills, BSEE, MBA and Margaret
MacDonald-Sheetz, MBA. Ms. Mills is an independent Director and Margaret
MacDonald - Sheetz is currently Medifast, Inc.’s President and Chief Operating
Officer.
Ms.
Mills
has spent nearly 20 years with the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, currently
serving as senior vice president, Customer Relations and Account Services.
During her tenure with BGE, a subsidiary of Baltimore-based Constellation
Energy, Mills has served in several other key business areas including Gas
Business Operations and Planning, Vision 2020 – Business Transformation, Gas and
Electric New Business, Electric System Planning, Customer Operations, Resource
Management and Project Engineering.
Mills
work in the community includes serving as Chair of the Board of Directors for
Voices for Children, Howard County’s Court Appointed Special Advocate Program.
She also serves on the Board of the Creative Alliance, a Program that builds
communities by bringing together artists and audiences from diverse backgrounds
to experience spectacular arts programs and engage in the creative process.
A
Baltimore, Md. native, Mills earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where she currently serves
on
the Advisory Board of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering. In 2006, Mills earned her Masters of Business Administration from
Loyola College.
Ms.
MacDonald-Sheetz is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Medifast,
Inc.
She has been with the Company for eight years and has held several positions
including Director of Sales and Administration and VP of Operations. Ms.
MacDonald earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University and
a
Masters of Business Administration from Loyola College.
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.
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MEDIFAST,
INC. |
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| Dated: June 25, 2008 |
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/s/ Michael
S. McDevitt |
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Michael
S. McDevitt |
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Chief
Executive Officer |