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): May 11, 2016
Univar Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-37443 |
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26-1251958 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(I.R.S Employer Identification No.) |
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3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200 Downers Grove, IL 60515 |
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (331) 777-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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.
(d) On May 11, 2016, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Univar Inc. (the “Registrant”) appointed Daniel P. Doheny as a Class II member of the Board and as a member of the Board’s audit committee. Mr. Doheny’s term will expire at the Registrant’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders. The Board determined, after considering all of the relevant facts and circumstances, that Mr. Doheny is “independent” as defined under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. With the appointment of Mr. Doheny, the Registrant’s Board consists of 12 directors. No arrangements exist between the Company and Mr. Doheny or any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. There are no transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party in which Mr. Doheny has a material interest that is subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Doheny will participate in the standard director compensation program for the Registrant.
SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: May 11, 2016 |
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Univar Inc. |
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/s/ Stephen N. Landsman |
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Stephen N. Landsman |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |