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 8,
2008
AIR
METHODS CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Commission
file number 0-16079
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Delaware
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84-0915893
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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7301 South Peoria,
Englewood, Colorado
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80112
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code (303)
792-7400
Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
Report: N/A
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Section
5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
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(d) On May 8, 2008,
the Board of Directors of Air Methods Corporation (the “Company”) elected David
A. Roehr to the Board of Directors of the Company. He will fill the
Class III vacancy created March 31, 2008 by the resignation of Mr. Paul Tate to
become the Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Roehr, age 51,
is an independent business consultant. Mr. Roehr meets the applicable
independence requirements of NASDAQ. Mr Roehr has been named to serve
on the Audit Committee and the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee of the
Board of Directors.
In his
position as a nonemployee director, Mr. Roehr is entitled to participate in the
Company’s 2006 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), administered by a
committee composed of two or more disinterested directors (the
“Committee”). Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, on May 8, 2008, the
Committee granted 1,600 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Roehr, such grant
scheduled to vest in eight equal monthly installments commencing June 1,
2008. The fair market value of common stock on the date of grant was
$38.69 per share.
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
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AIR
METHODS CORPORATION
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Date: May
14, 2008
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by
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/s/ Trent Carman
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On
behalf of the Company, and as Chief Financial
Officer
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