DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2002
SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number 0-11392
| South Carolina | 57-0525804 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
70 Commerce Center
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number (including area code): (864) 288-8877
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 23, 2002, the registrant filed its Form 10-K for the period ended September 28, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accompanying that filing is this Form 8-K, including the certifications of the registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350) that are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
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.
| SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| /s/ James D. Ferguson | |
| James D. Ferguson | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: December 23, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 99.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.ss. 1350) |
| 99.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.ss. 1350) |