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): October 21,
2009
THE
QUIGLEY CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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0-21617
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23-2577138
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Kells
Building,
621
Shady Retreat Road, P.O. Box 1349
Doylestown,
PA
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18901
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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: (215) 345-0919
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On
October 21, 2009, the employment of Gerard Gleason, Chief Financial Officer of
The Quigley Corporation (the “Company”), ended with the
Company. The Company expects to retain Mr. Gleason as a
consultant. The Company’s board of directors appointed its Chief
Operating Officer, Mr. Robert V. Cuddihy, Jr., to serve as Interim Chief
Financial Officer.
On October 22, 2009, the employment of
Dr. Richard Rosenbloom, Executive Vice President of our subsidiary, Quigley
Pharma Inc., was terminated when the position of Executive Vice President of the
subsidiary was eliminated. The Company expects to retain Dr.
Rosenbloom as a consultant.
(c) On
October 21, 2009, the Company’s board of directors appointed its Chief
Operating Officer, Mr. Robert V. Cuddihy, Jr., to serve as interim chief
financial officer.
Mr. Cuddihy, age 50, has over 20 years of
experience as the Chief Operating Officer and/or Chief Financial Officer of two
other public companies, iDNA Inc. which focused on corporate
communications, and HMG Worldwide Corporation which focused on retail, planning
and merchandising. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
of iDNA Inc. from September 2001 through February 2009 and Secretary from
January 2003 through February 2009. From July 1987 to March 2001, Mr.
Cuddihy was the Chief Financial Officer of HMG Worldwide Corporation, and also
served as a director of such entity from February 1998 to May
2001. Mr. Cuddihy served as the President of Shannon Hill Associates,
providing due diligence, financial structuring, and transaction negotiation
services for M&A, restructurings and divestitures. Mr. Cuddihy
has served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since July
2009.
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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The Quigley
Corporation |
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By:
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/s/ Robert V.
Cuddihy, Jr. |
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Robert
V. Cuddihy, Jr.
Chief Operating Officer |
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Date:
October 22, 2009