CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (NYSE:CRS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November17, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Carpenter Technology Corporation (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Kathleen Ligocki to the Board. Ms.Ligocki was also appointed to the Corporate Governance Committee, Compensation Committee and Strategy Committee of the Board. Ms.Ligocki is a ClassII director, which means she will stand for re-election at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The Board determined that Ms.Ligocki qualifies as an independent director under the director independence standards set forth in the rulesand regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.
Ms.Ligocki will be entitled to compensation under the Company’s compensation policy for non-employee directors. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms.Ligocki and any other person to which Ms.Ligocki was appointed as a director. There are no transactions in which Ms.Ligocki has an interest requiring disclosure under Item404(a)of Regulation S-K.
The full text of a press release issued in connection with Ms.Ligocki’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
ExhibitNo. |
Description |
99.1 |
Press Release, dated November20, 2017 |