EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY (NYSE:EPC) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On October 28, 2018, Edgewell Personal Care Company (the “Company”), entered into an agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC and certain related investors (collectively, “Legion Partners”).

to the Cooperation Agreement, the Company increased the size of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) from 10 to 12 directors and appointed Robert W. Black and George Corbin (collectively, the “New Directors”) to fill the newly created directorships. Each of Mr. Black and Mr. Corbin will serve an initial term expiring at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, and will be included in the Company’s slate of director nominees for re-election at the 2019 annual meeting.

to the Cooperation Agreement, the Company also agreed that the Board will determine in good faith prior to August 15, 2019 (or, if earlier, the date of termination of the Standstill Period (as defined below)) whether it would be in the best interests of the Company to reincorporate the Company from Missouri to Delaware. If the Board determines that it would be in the best interests of the Company to proceed with a reincorporation, the Company has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain shareholder approval of such reincorporation by no later than the Company’s 2020 annual meeting (to be held no later than March 1, 2020), and if shareholder approval is obtained, to complete the reincorporation as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter. The Company has also agreed to, prior to the Company’s 2019 annual meeting, implement a director resignation policy in connection with the Company’s majority voting standard.

Legion Partners has agreed to withdraw its submission of candidates for nomination at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting. In addition, the Cooperation Agreement requires Legion Partners to, at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting and at any meeting of the Company’s shareholders held prior to the date of termination of the Standstill Period, vote all of its shares of Company common stock in favor of the election of directors nominated by the Board and otherwise in accordance with the Board’s recommendation, subject to certain exceptions for extraordinary transactions, adoption of corporate defenses, compensation-related matters, and matters with a contrary recommendation from both Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass Lewis & Co., LLC.

The Cooperation Agreement includes certain restrictions, applicable from October 28, 2018 until the date that is 15 calendar days prior to the last day of the advance notice period for the submission by shareholders of director nominations for the Company’s 2020 annual meeting, as set forth in the advance notice provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Standstill Period”). During the Standstill Period, Legion Partners is, among other things, restricted from engaging in any solicitation of proxies or written consents relating to the Company, acquiring any assets of the Company, or acquiring any voting stock that would result in Legion Partners having beneficial ownership of more than 9.9% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

The Cooperation Agreement is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description of the Cooperation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

As described in Item 1.01, the size of the Board has been increased from 10 to 12 directors, and Mr. Black and Mr. Corbin have been appointed to the Board. The committee assignments for Messrs. Black and Corbin have not yet been determined.

Each of Mr. Black and Mr. Corbin will be compensated on the same basis as all other non-management directors of the Company, as described under “The Board of Directors and Edgewell’s Corporate Governance – Director Compensation” in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2017.

Each of Mr. Black and Mr. Corbin will receive a pro rata share of the annual director compensation for the 2018 calendar year. Each of Mr. Black and Mr. Corbin will enter into an indemnification agreement with the Company, in the form previously entered into by the Company with its current directors, a copy of which was listed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.

No family relationships exist between either of Mr. Black and Mr. Corbin and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers. Other than as described under Item 1.01, there are no arrangements or understandings to which either Mr. Black and Mr. Corbin was elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between the Company and either of Mr. Black and Mr. Corbin reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company issued a press release on October 29, 2018 announcing the execution of the Cooperation Agreement and the appointments of Mr. Black and Mr. Corbin. A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The information contained in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co Exhibit
EX-10.1 2 epcexhibit101102818.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit Exhibit 10.1COOPERATION AGREEMENTThis COOPERATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”),…
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About EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY (NYSE:EPC)

Edgewell Personal Care Company is a manufacturer and marketer of personal care products in the wet shave, sun and skin care, feminine care and infant care categories. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had a portfolio of over 25 brands. It manages its business in four segments: Wet Shave, Sun and Skin Care, Feminine Care and All Other. Its Wet shave products are sold under the Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Edge, Skintimate, Shave Guard and Personna brand names. Its Sun and Skin Care products are sold under the Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones and Playtex brand names and offers Wet Ones, portable hand wipes category, and Playtex household gloves, the branded household glove in the United States. Its Feminine Care segment markets its products under the Playtex, Stayfree, Carefree and o.b. brands and markets pads and liners. Its All Other segment includes infant care, pet care and miscellaneous other products.