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 6, 2016 (October 5, 2016)
Univar Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-37443 |
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26-1251958 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(I.R.S Employer Identification No.) |
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3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200 Downers Grove, IL 60515 |
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (331) 777-6000
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(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.
(d) On October 5, 2016, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Univar Inc. (the “Registrant”) appointed Edward J. Mooney and Robert L. Wood as members of the Board. Mr. Mooney will be a Class II member of the Board and a member of the Board’s compensation committee. Mr. Wood will be a Class I member of the Board and a member of the Board’s audit committee. The Board determined, after considering all of the relevant facts and circumstances, that Messrs. Mooney and Woods are both “independent” as defined under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. With the appointment of Messrs. Mooney and Woods, the Registrant’s Board consists of 11 directors. No arrangements exist between the Registrant and Messrs. Mooney or Woods or any other person pursuant to which they were selected as directors. There are no transactions to which the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries is a party in which Messrs. Mooney or Woods has a material interest that is subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Messrs. Mooney and Woods will participate in the standard director compensation program for the Registrant.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: October 6, 2016 |
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Univar Inc. |
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/s/ Stephen N. Landsman |
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Stephen N. Landsman |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |