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
February 1, 2008
(Date of report)
February 1, 2008
(Date of earliest event reported)
Sotheby's
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-9750 | 38-2478409 | ||
| (State or other | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| jurisdiction of | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| incorporation or | ||||
| organization) | ||||
| 1334 York Avenue | ||||
| New York, NY | 10021 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(212) 606-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 1, 2008, Sotheby's (or the “Company”) announced that Gilbert L. Klemann, II has been named Executive Vice President, Worldwide General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Klemann will report to William F. Ruprecht, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Klemann succeeds Donaldson Pillsbury who has served as Worldwide General Counsel for Sotheby’s since 1998. Mr. Pillsbury has been appointed a Chairman of Sotheby’s North and South America. The press release related to this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibits |
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99.1 Sotheby’s press release dated February 1, 2008. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SOTHEBY'S | ||
| By: | /s/ Kevin M. Delaney | |
| Kevin M. Delaney Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
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| Date: | February 1, 2008 | |