UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 25, 2016
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
1-13948 | |
(Commission File Number) | |
Delaware | 62-1612879 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
100 North Point Center East, Suite 600 Alpharetta, Georgia | 30022 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
1-800-514-0186
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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. |
Election of Directors
On February 25, 2016, the Board of Directors of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. appointed Jeffrey J. Keenan as a director and member of the Audit Committee, both effective as of February 25, 2016.
As compensation for his service on the Board, Mr. Keenan will receive the Company’s standard compensation for non-employee directors. Mr. Keenan has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company, and there were no arrangements or understandings with any person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. In addition, there have been no transactions directly or indirectly involving Mr. Keenan that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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.
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
By: /s/ Greerson G. McMullen
Greerson G. McMullen
General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: March 2, 2016