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 9, 2016

 

 

WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

001-11499

 

04-2916536

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

 

 

 Identification No.)

 

 

815 Chestnut Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(978) 688-1811

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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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.

 

On December 9, 2016, Bernard Baert, a Director of the Registrant, informed the Registrant of his decision not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors of the Registrant at the Registrant’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Mr. Baert advised the Registrant that his decision was made for personal reasons and was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Registrant on any matter relating to the Registrant’s operations, policies or practices.  Mr. Baert will serve out the remainder of his current term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant, which will end on the date of the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Mr. Baert currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

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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.

 

 

Date: December 12, 2016

WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kenneth R. Lepage

 

 

Kenneth R. Lepage

 

 

General Counsel

 

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