SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 23, 2006 (June 19, 2006)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
REDHOOK ALE BREWERY, INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Washington 0-26542 91-1141254
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) file number) Identification No.)
14300 NE 145th Street, Suite 210
Woodinville, Washington 98072
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)
(425) 483-3232
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On June 19, 2006, the Company appointed Jay T. Caldwell to serve as principal
accounting officer, controller and treasurer of Redhook Ale Brewery,
Incorporated (the "Company"). Mr. Caldwell replaces Anne M. Mueller, who has
served as interim principal accounting officer and controller since May 2006
while the Company conducted a search for a permanent controller and treasurer.
Since January 2006, Mr. Caldwell, 53, has performed financial consulting for
Captaris, Inc. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Caldwell served as the General Manager of
Arena Sports, Inc., and from 1997 to 2003, he owned Caldwell Resource Group, a
consulting firm focused on evaluating acquisitions and negotiating service
contracts. Since beginning his career in 1977, Mr. Caldwell has also served in
various finance and accounting roles at Midcom Communications, Logic Modeling,
Applied Microsystems, Xytec, Flow Systems, and Haskins & Sells.
Mr. Caldwell will receive an annual base salary of $110,000 per year, subject to
review and annual adjustment. He will also be eligible for a yearly bonus of 10%
of his base salary upon achieving certain targets. Mr. Caldwell will be employed
by the Company as an "at-will" employee.
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SIGNATURE
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.
REDHOOK ALE BREWERY,
INCORPORATED
Dated: June 23, 2006 By: /s/ DAVID J. MICKELSON
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David J. Mickelson
Principal Financial Officer
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