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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): December 19, 2005
Data I/O Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-10394 91-0864123
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
10525 Willows Road N.E., PO Box 97046, Redmond, WA 98073-9746
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (425) 881-6444
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Mr. Glen Ceiley in a letter dated December 19, 2005, announced his resignation
from the Board of Directors effective immediately.
Mr. Ceiley did not resign over any disagreements.
A copy of the press release issued December 19, 2005 follows:
Joel Hatlen Deb Stapleton/Christina Carrabino
VP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Stapleton Communications Inc.
Data I/O Corporation (650) 470-0200
(425) 881-6444 deb@stapleton.com
christina@stapleton.com
DATA I/O CORPORATION ANNOUNCES BOARD MEMBER RESIGNATION
Redmond, Wash., Dec. 19, 2005 - Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading
provider of manual and automated device programming systems, today announced
that Glen Ceiley, president and CEO of Bisco Industries, Inc., has resigned
effective Dec. 19, 2005 from the board of directors of Data I/O Corporation. He
had been a member of the company's board of directors for the past seven years
and had served as the chairman of the compensation committee and as a member of
the governance committee. Mr. Ceiley did not resign over any disagreements.
"We would like to thank Glen for his service on Data I/O's board of directors,"
said Fred Hume, president and CEO. "We appreciate his contributions and wish him
well in his future endeavors."
About Data I/O Corporation
Celebrating more than 30 years of innovative leadership in the device
programming industry, Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), provides manual and
automated device programming systems that specifically address the requirements
of engineering and manufacturing customers. FlashCORE(TM), Sprint and UniSite
families provide a wide range of device support and versatility to address a
user's many different programming needs. Data I/O Corporation has headquarters
in Redmond, WA, with sales and services offices worldwide. For further
information, visit the company's website at www.dataio.com.
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.
Data I/O Corporation
December 19, 2005 By _/s/Joel S. Hatlen
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Joel S. Hatlen
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Secretary and Treasurer
By _/s/Frederick R. Hume
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Frederick R. Hume
President, Chief Executive Officer