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): April 24, 2007
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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77-0259335 |
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| 63 South Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts
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01803 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 345-0200
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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(c) On April 24, 2007, iRobot Corporation (“the Company”) announced the appointment of Sandra
B. Lawrence as President and General Manager of the Company’s Home Robots division, effective May 15, 2007. Ms.
Lawrence, who is 57 years old, has served in a number of positions at Johnson & Johnson.
Currently, Ms. Lawrence is serving as Vice President, Innovation
and Growth Platforms for the Consumer
Group of Companies of Johnson & Johnson, a position in which she
has served since September 2005.
From October 2002 to September 2005, she served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for The
Spectacle Lens Group, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. Prior to joining Johnson &
Johnson, Ms. Lawrence served as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Instant Digital Printing
Group at Polaroid Corporation, a position in which she served from
June 2001 to October 2002. Ms. Lawrence has a B.S. in business administration from the
University of Maine and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University. In connection with her
appointment, Ms. Lawrence and the Company will enter into an executive agreement and an
indemnification agreement, the forms of which are attached as exhibits to the Company’s annual
report on Form 10-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 24, 2007, iRobot Corporation issued a press release announcing the appointment of
Sandra B. Lawrence as President and General Manager of the Company’s Home Robots division, a copy of which is being
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished
and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange
Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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99.1
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Press Release issued by the registrant on April 24, 2007, furnished herewith. |