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):  August 29, 2008

 

Winmark Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Minnesota

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

4200 Dahlberg Drive, Suite 100 Golden Valley, MN 55422-4837

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

(612) 520-8500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 5.02 Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(c)   On August 29, 2008, the Board of Directors of Winmark Corporation (“Company”) appointed Anthony D. Ishaug the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Ishaug will be the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and will begin his employment with the Company on September 4, 2008.  Mr. Ishaug replaces Brett D. Heffes, who was promoted to President of Finance and Administration in December 2007.

 

Mr. Ishaug, 36, has served in a variety of accounting, treasury and operational capacities over a twelve-year career at Lenox Group, Inc (“Lenox”), a publicly-traded consumer products organization.  During 2008, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Department 56 division of Lenox.  Prior to his promotion, he was the Managing Director, Controller and Treasurer of Lenox beginning in April 2005.  From July 2000 to April 2005, he served as the Director of Treasury and Corporate Development for Lenox.

 

Pursuant to the Company’s 2001 Stock Option Plan, and in connection with Mr. Ishaug’s employment with the Company and his appointment as its Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Ishaug received an option to purchase 5,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)			Exhibits
99.1			Press Release dated September 2, 2008

 

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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.

 

	WINMARK CORPORATION
Date: September 4, 2008	By:	/s/ Catherine P. Heaven
		Catherine P. Heaven
		Vice President and General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

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Form 8-K

 

Winmark Corporation

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press Release dated September 2, 2008

 

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