AMPHENOL CORPORATION (NYSE:APH) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 9.01Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 30, 2018, the Board of Directors of Amphenol Corporation (the “Company”) voted to increase the number of Directors from nine to ten.Also, on March 30, 2018, to fill the resulting vacancy, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Anne Clarke Wolff, 52, as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately.Ms. Wolff is Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Banking and Global Leasing at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Ms. Wolff will receive cash and equity compensation as a non-employee director of the Company in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation practices and plans described in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2017.Ms. Wolff will receive an interim grant of restricted shares under the 2012 Restricted Stock Plan for Directors of Amphenol Corporation.This grant will be prorated from the date of her appointment to the Board of Directors until the Company’s next annual stockholders meeting.
The Board has determined that Ms. Wolff is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. Ms. Wolff has not yet been appointed to serve on any committees of the Board.There are no transactions between Ms. Wolff and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Wolff and any other person to which she was selected as a director.
A copy of the Company’s related press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Wolff is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit99.1Press Release dated April 2, 2018