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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC. | a50363697_ex991.htm |
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): August 1, 2012
1-12340
(Commission
File Number)
GREEN
MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
03-0339228 |
|
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury, Vermont 05676 |
(Address of registrant's principal executive office) |
(802) 244-5621
(Registrant's telephone number)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 31, 2012, the Board of Directors of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the number of directors of the Company from eight to nine and appointed Norman H. Wesley to serve as a director of the Company. A copy of the press release containing the announcement of Mr. Wesley’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Mr. Wesley will participate in the standard compensation plan for non-employee directors, including a pro-rata portion of the Director’s annual retainer and equity grant of options and restricted stock units, as described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Wesley was elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Wesley that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated August 1, 2012 regarding Appointment of Norman H. Wesley to Board of Directors.
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.
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. |
By: /s/ Howard Malovany |
Howard Malovany |
Vice President, Corporate General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: August 1, 2012 |
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description |
99.1 |
Press Release dated August 1, 2012 regarding Appointment of Norman H. Wesley to Board of Directors. |