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): January 16, 2012
XPO LOGISTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32172 | 03-0450326 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
429 Post Road, Buchanan, Michigan 49107
(Address of principal executive offices)
(269) 695-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.05. | Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics. |
On January 16, 2012, the Board of Directors of XPO Logistics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted a new Senior Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”), which constitutes the Company’s “code of ethics” as contemplated in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K. The Code replaces the Company’s prior Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers in its entirety. The principal amendments reflected in the Code include the following:
| 1. | The revised Code applies to a broader group of senior officers of the Company; |
| 2. | The revised Code contains a comprehensive “Conflicts of Interest” section that is applicable to senior officers; and |
| 3. | Disclosures and requests for waivers under the revised Code must be submitted in writing, and waivers will be granted only in writing. |
The Code, as revised, also contains other non-substantive changes. Notwithstanding the foregoing changes, the overriding ethical principles underlying each provision of the Company’s prior Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers remain substantively unchanged.
The Code, as revised, took effect upon adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company and did not result in any waiver, explicit or implicit, of any provision of the Company’s prior Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers.
The foregoing description of the amendments reflected in the Code is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code, which is attached as Exhibit 14.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Code can be obtained from the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website at http://www.xpologistics.com.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 14.1 | XPO Logistics, Inc. Senior Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as adopted on January 16, 2012 | |
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: January 20, 2012 | XPO LOGISTICS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Gordon E. Devens | |||||
| Gordon E. Devens | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 14.1 | XPO Logistics, Inc. Senior Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as adopted on January 16, 2012 | |