================================================================================ 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): January 3, 2003 ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-19266 25-1370721 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1720 SUBLETTE AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63110 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code) (314) 771-2400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) NOT APPLICABLE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. Effective January 3, 2003, David A. Grabowski ceased employment as Vice President -- Marketing of Allied Healthcare Products, Inc., and Philip J. Strasser ceased employment as Vice President -- Sales of Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. Effective January 6, 2003, Robert Ricks, was employed as Vice President -- Sales & Marketing of Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. Mr. Ricks, age 53, was previously employed in various sales and marketing positions by the Company from 1980 until 1994 including Vice President of Sales & Marketing prior to his retirement from the Company in 1994. From late 1994 through 1997, Mr. Ricks served as president of the U.S. operations of Gibeck AB, a Swedish manufacturer of anesthesiology and respiratory equipment. From 1998 until his rehiring by the Company, Mr. Ricks has engaged in private investment and consulting activities. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements 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 thereunto duly authorized. Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. Date: January 6, 2003 By: /s/ Daniel Dunn ------------------------------------ Chief Financial Officer Vice President 2