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): December 16, 2013
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-35166 | 62-1411546 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
520 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
847-484-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Mr. Robert K. Biggart was elected to the office of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and as an executive officer of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (the “Company”) effective December 16, 2013. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibit is attached as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 16, 2013, issued by Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | |
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.
| FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ E. Lee Wyatt, Jr. | |
| Name: E. Lee Wyatt, Jr. | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: December 16, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 16, 2013, issued by Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | |
Exhibit 99.1
INVESTOR AND MEDIA CONTACT:
Brian Lantz
847-484-4574
brian.lantz@FBHS.com
FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY NAMES ROBERT K. BIGGART SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY
DEERFIELD, Ill. – December 16, 2013 – Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS), an industry-leading home and security products company, today announced that it has named Robert K. Biggart as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
Biggart brings 29-years of corporate law experience from PepsiCo where he held senior legal roles across most of its business units and global geographic regions. Since 2001, he served in a general counsel role for various business units with a proven track record in commercial legal affairs, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Biggart assumes his duties, as appointed by the board of directors, on December 16, 2013 and will report to Christopher Klein, chief executive officer, Fortune Brands Home & Security.
“Bob Biggart brings a wealth of global business and legal experience in a large consumer focused company that aligns well with our business and growth strategies,” said Klein. “He will be a key addition to our senior team that remains focused on leveraging our structural competitive advantages to deliver profitable growth and using our strong balance sheet, capital structure and free cash flow to drive shareholder value. I’m thrilled to welcome him to our organization.”
Previous general counsel roles at PepsiCo business units include PepsiCo Worldwide Beverages, PepsiCo Americas Beverages and PepsiCo Latin America Food & Beverage – as well as legal affairs for the Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade brands – encompassing more than 150 countries. His key accomplishments also include successful acquisitions and divestitures of national brands and companies and global joint ventures for the beverage and bottling businesses.
About Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS), headquartered in Deerfield, Ill., creates products and services that help fulfill the dreams of homeowners and help people feel more secure. The Company’s trusted brands include Master Lock security products, MasterBrand cabinets, Moen faucets, Simonton windows and Therma-Tru entry door systems. FBHS holds market leadership positions in all of its segments. FBHS is part of the S&P MidCap 400 Index. For more information, please visit www.FBHS.com.
Source: Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.