Unassociated Document
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): May 26, 2010 (May 24,
2010)
Willamette
Valley Vineyards, Inc.
(Exact
name of Company as specified in its charter)
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Oregon
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0-21522
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93-0981021
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(State
or other
jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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8800
Enchanted Way SE
Turner,
OR 97392
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(503)
588-9463
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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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
(b) On
May 24, 2010, Jeffrey J. Fox ceased to be the Chief Financial Officer of
Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (the “Company”).
(c) On
May 24, 2010, the Company appointed R. Steven Caldwell as its Chief Financial
Officer. Mr. Caldwell has no family relationship with any director or executive
officer of the Company, or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to
become a director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Caldwell has not had,
and does not currently have, a direct or indirect material interest in any
transaction with the Company. The terms of Mr. Caldwell’s employment arrangement
were not available at the time of filing of this Form 8-K. Prior to his
appointment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Caldwell served as the
Company’s Controller, a position he held since November 30, 2009. From 2004 to
2009, Mr. Caldwell served as the Chief Financial Officer/Controller for Bend
Tarp & Liner, Inc., based in Central Oregon. The principal business of Bend
Tarp and Liner, Inc. is the fabrication and distribution of pond and lake liners
throughout the United States and overseas. Prior to his tenure at
Bend Tarp and Liner, Inc., Mr. Caldwell worked in public accounting, most
recently with the Salem, Oregon firm of Brenner & Co., serving as a
technical reviewer in the tax division. None of his previous employment
engagements were with companies that are a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate
of the Company. Mr. Caldwell is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the
state of Oregon since May of 1995, and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Business Administration with an accounting concentration from Oregon State
University.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned.
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WILLAMETTE
VALLEY VINEYARDS, INC.
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Date: May
26, 2010
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By:
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/s/ JAMES
W. BERNAU
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James
W. Bernau
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President
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