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): July 27, 2018
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Missouri (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-36837 (Commission File Number) | 36-4802442 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
533 Maryville University Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63141 (Address of principal executive offices) | ||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 985-2000 | ||
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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 July 27, 2018, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") elected Nneka L. Rimmer as a member of the Board, effective July 27, 2018. Ms. Rimmer will stand at the next election of directors at the 2019 annual meeting of the Company's shareholders for a one year term. Ms. Rimmer will serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee.
Ms. Rimmer will be compensated on the same basis as all other non-management directors of the Company, as described under "The Board of Directors and Energizer’s Corporate Governance -Director Compensation" in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Rimmer will receive a pro rata share of her annual director compensation for the 2018 calendar year. Ms. Rimmer will enter into an indemnification agreement with the Company, in the form previously entered into by the Company with its current directors, a copy of which was listed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.
There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Ms. Rimmer was elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between the Company and Ms. Rimmer reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Company issued a press release on July 27, 2018 announcing Ms. Rimmer’s appointment. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 27, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share on its Common Stock, payable on September 12, 2018 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 16, 2018. A copy of the press release announcing the dividend declaration is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including the attached exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | ||
99.2 | ||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Timothy W. Gorman
Timothy W. Gorman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: July 27, 2018
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