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 11, 2013
ACCURIDE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-32483
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61-1109077
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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7140 Office Circle, Evansville, IN
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47715
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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: (812) 962-5000
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Item 5.02. Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 11, 2013, the Board of Directors of Accuride Corporation (the “Company”) authorized the Company to enter into a Tier II Severance & Retention Agreement with Greg Risch, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, in conjunction with his promotion to Senior Vice President from Vice President. The agreement with Mr. Risch will be in the form of the Company’s Amended & Restated Severance and Retention Agreement (Tier II executive) (the “Tier II Agreement”), and replaces the Tier III Severance and Retention Agreement the Company previously entered with Mr. Risch. The Tier II Agreement was previously approved by the Board of Directors and was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference. The material terms of the Amended & Restated Severance and Retention Agreement are described in the Company’s proxy statement filed form DEF 14A.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1
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Form of Amended & Restated Severance and Retention Agreement (Tier II executives). Previously filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
ACCURIDE CORPORATION
Date: December 13, 2013
/s/ Stephen A. Martin
Senior Vice President / General Counsel