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 4, 2018
NEWELL BRANDS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-9608 | 36-3514169 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
221 River Street
Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(201) 610-6600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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. |
(b) James L. Cunningham III, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer has informed Newell Brands Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to leave the Company in 2019. Mr. Cunningham will remain in his position with the Company until the later of March 1, 2019 or the date the Company files its 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company has begun a search for Mr. Cunningham’s successor. A copy of the internal announcement regarding Mr. Cunningham’s departure is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | ||
SIGNATURES
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: October 4, 2018 | NEWELL BRANDS INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Bradford R. Turner | |||||||
| Bradford R. Turner Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
October 4, 2018
Colleagues:
Jim Cunningham, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, has informed us of his decision to leave Newell Brands next year. Jim has agreed to stay in his current role through March 1, 2019, and will assist the company through the completion of our year-end closing process.
Jim has been in his current role since May 2016 and prior to that spent more than ten years at Jarden Corporation. Jim has been a true partner to me over the past two years and has been instrumental in integrating the financial and accounting processes and systems at Newell Brands following the Jarden acquisition.
Please join me in thanking Jim for his significant contributions to the organization.
Best,
Ralph