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

 

 

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  January 1, 2019

 

 

UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (616) 364-6161

 

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:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Effective January 1, 2019, the Board of Directors of Universal Forest Products, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Joan Budden to the Board of Directors of the Company. Since January 2016, Ms. Budden has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Priority Health, a health benefits company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prior to that time and since 2009, Ms. Budden served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Priority Health. Ms. Budden also serves as a director of Independent Bank Corporation of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

In connection with the appointment of Ms. Budden to the Board of Directors, the Board increased the size of the Board from 8 members to 9 members. Ms. Budden has not yet been appointed to any committee of the Board of Directors.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1A press release announcing appointment of Joan Budden to the Board of Directors of Universal Forest Products, Inc., issued by the Company on January 2, 2019.

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.