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): March 30, 2020
HEXION INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New Jersey
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-71 | 13-0511250 |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
180 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio | 43215-3799 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
614-225-4000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
None | None | |
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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. |
Item 5.02(c)
On March 30, 2020, Hexion Inc. (the “Company”) announced to its employees that Craig Rogerson, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has taken a temporary medical leave of absence due to a condition consistent with COVID-19. In connection with Mr. Rogerson’s leave of absence, on March 29, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that Mr. George Knight, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will assume Mr. Rogerson’s authority and responsibilities until he returns from his leave of absence.
Mr. Knight, age 63, has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2016 and has been continuously employed by the Company or its predecessor companies in various positions since 1997.
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.
HEXION INC. | |||
Date: | March 30, 2020 | /s/ Douglas A. Johns | |
Douglas A. Johns | |||
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||