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): May 3, 2018 (May 2, 2018)
Univar Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-37443 | 26-1251958 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S Employer Identification No.) | ||
3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200 Downers Grove, IL 60515 | ||||
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (331) 777-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. |
(d) On May 2, 2018, the Board of Registrant appointed Kerry J. Preete as a member of the Board. Mr. Preete will be a Class II member of the Board and a member of the Board's Compensation Committee. The Board determined after considering all of the relevant facts and circumstance, that Mr. Preete is "independent" as defined under the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") listing standards. The Registrant's Board consists of twelve directors and satisfies the NYSE's listing requirement that a majority of the Board is independent. No arrangements exist between the Registrant and Mr. Preete 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 Mr. Preete has a material interest that is subject to a disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Preete will participate in the standard director compensation program for the Registrant, as revised effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Preete will receive an annual cash retainer of $100,000, paid on a quarterly basis reflecting his 2018 service as a director, which he may defer pursuant to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. He will also receive a prorated annual grant that will vest in May 2018. Mr. Preete will also be required to hold five times the amount of the annual cash retainer in the Registrant's equity securities, which must be attained within five years of the date Mr. Preete joined the Board.
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.
Date: May 3, 2018 | Univar Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Jeffrey W. Carr | |||||
Name: | Jeffrey W. Carr | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||