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): October 14, 2013
Commission file number 001-11625
Pentair Ltd.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Switzerland | 98-1050812 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification number) |
Freier Platz 10, CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 41-52-630-48-00
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On October 14, 2013, Michael V. Schrock, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Pentair Ltd. (the “Company”), informed the Company that he would be leaving employment and retiring effective December 31, 2013, in connection with the Company’s determination on October 14, 2013 that it would be eliminating the position of President and Chief Operating Officer.
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SIGNATURE
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, on October 15, 2013.
| PENTAIR LTD. | ||
| Registrant | ||
| By: | /s/ Angela D. Lageson | |
| Angela D. Lageson | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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