secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (AMS)
CIK:        0000744825
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-24-009464
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

American Shared Hospital Services founder Ernest A. Bates dies at 87
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- Dr. Bates passed away on March 19, 2024, at age 87; he founded the Company in 1977.
- He served as Chairman from 1977 to Dec 2021, CEO from 1977 to May 2020, and as a director at death.
- Company Executive Chairman Ray Stachowiak praised Dr. Bates as a visionary and pioneer in medical technology.
- No changes to leadership or operations announced; Board continues with current composition.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744825/000143774924009464/0001437749-24-009464-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-009464

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