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 9.01. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 5, 2018, the Board of Directors of Amphenol Corporation (the “Company”) voted to increase the number of Directors from ten to eleven. Also, on December 5, 2018, to fill the resulting vacancy, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Robert A. Livingston, 65, as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Livingston is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover Corporation.
Mr. Livingston 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 2018 Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April13, 2018. Mr. Livingston 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 his appointment to the Board of Directors until the Company’s next annual stockholders meeting.
The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Livingston is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. Mr. Livingston has not yet been appointed to serve on any committees of the Board of Directors. There are no transactions between Mr. Livingston and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a)of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Livingston and any other person to which he was selected as a director.
A copy of the Company’s related press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Livingston is attached hereto as Exhibit99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit99.1Press Release dated December 6, 2018