UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 18, 2016
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)
| 1-12273 | 51-0263969 |
| (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) | (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
| 6901 PROFESSIONAL PKWY. EAST, SUITE 200, SARASOTA, FLORIDA | 34240 |
| (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | (ZIP CODE) |
(941) 556-2601
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
(FORMER NAME OR ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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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 June 23, 2016, Roper Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that John K. Stipancich has been appointed as its Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective immediately. Mr. Stipancich was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Newell Brands Inc. where he has also served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Executive Leader of its operations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. He succeeds David B. Liner, who advised the Company that he intends on retiring after serving for the past eleven years as the Company’s Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Liner has agreed to continue with Roper until the end of 2017 to assist in an orderly transition and to work on special projects.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit 99 | Press Release |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| Date: June 23, 2016 | By: | /s/ John Humphrey |
| John
Humphrey Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 99 | Press Release |