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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Swisher Hygiene Inc. | d459039dex991.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): December 21, 2012
SWISHER HYGIENE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
| 001-35067 | 27-3819646 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 4725 Piedmont Row Drive, Suite 400 | ||
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 28210 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(704) 364-7707
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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 December 21, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Swisher Hygiene Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the Company’s bylaws, increased the size of the Board from eight members to nine and appointed Richard L. Handley to fill the vacancy created by the increase, effective December 21, 2012. The increase in the size of the Board and Mr. Handley’s appointment were based on recommendations of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
Richard L. Handley, 65, has served as the Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Huizenga Holdings Inc. since May 1997. From May 1997 to December 2004, Mr. Handley served as Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Boca Resorts, Inc. From October 1995 to May 1997, Mr. Handley served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AutoNation Inc. and its predecessor, Republic Industries Inc. Mr. Handley served as a director of Services Acquisition Corp. International from June 2006 to November 2006. Also, Mr. Handley served as a director of Swisher International Inc. (the predecessor of the Company) from 2004 to 2010. Mr. Handley earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, a JD from the University of Utah College of Law, and an LLM from Georgetown University.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 27, 2012. | |
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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.
| Date: December 27, 2012 | SWISHER HYGIENE INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Byrne | |||||||
| Thomas Byrne Interim President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 27, 2012. | |
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