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) August 13, 2013 (August 12, 2013)
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-22462 | 16-1445150 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3556 Lake Shore Road
P.O. Box 2028
Buffalo, New York 14219-0228
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(716) 826-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 12, 2013, Henning N. Kornbrekke the President and Chief Operating Officer of Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (“Company”) advised the Company that he intends to retire from the Company effective December 31, 2013. Mr. Kornbrekke also confirmed to the Company that his retirement is solely due to personal reasons and not as a result of any disagreement with the Company.
Gibraltar has retained Korn/Ferry International to assist the board of directors in its search for a replacement.
Kornbrekke has served as Gibraltar’s president and chief operating officer since 2004, after joining the Company as president of its Building Products Group in 2002.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 12, 2013, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and in incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Gibraltar Industries, Inc. on August 12, 2013 | |
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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.
| GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||
| Date: August 13, 2013 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Paul M. Murray | |||
| Paul M. Murray | ||||
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development | ||||
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