Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 28, 2011

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-31923 86-0226984
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
16220 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona   85254
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   623-445-9500

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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 28, 2011, Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, elected Kenneth R. Trammell to the Board of Directors effective immediately. With the addition of Mr. Trammell, the Board of Directors of the Company will have nine members.

Mr. Trammell has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Tenneco Inc. since September 2003, having served as the Vice President and Controller from 1999 through 2003. Prior to joining Tenneco in 1996, Mr. Trammell spent 12 years with the international public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP, last serving as a senior manager. Mr. Trammell received a BA in accounting from the University of Houston.

Mr. Trammell will serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company replacing A. Richard Caputo who will now serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits
The exhibit to this Current Report is listed in the Exhibit Index set forth elsewhere herein.





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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.

         
    Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
          
June 28, 2011   By:   /s/ Chad A. Freed
       
        Name: Chad A. Freed
        Title: General Counsel, Senior Vice President of Business Development

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release of Universal Technical Institute, Inc., dated June 28, 2011.