UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): January 10, 2019 (January 9, 2019)
GREIF, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-00566 | 31-4388903 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
425 Winter Road, Delaware, Ohio | 43015 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (740) 549-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Item 5.02(b)
On January 9, 2019, Patrick J. Norton, currently a director of Greif, Inc. (the “Company”), announced that he will not stand for re-election and is retiring from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as of the end of his current term of office, which will expire prior to the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, expected to be held on February 26, 2019 (the “2019 Annual Meeting”). Mr. Norton has been a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Norton’s decision to retire and not stand for re-election is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-laws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Item 5.03(a)
As of January 9, 2019, the Board adopted an amendment to the Company’s By-Laws to decrease the size of the Board from ten to nine, effective prior to the 2019 Annual Meeting. The full text of the amendment to the By-Laws is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
Amendment to By-Laws adopted by the Board of Directors of Greif, Inc. on January 9, 2019 | |
SIGNATURES
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.
GREIF, INC. | ||
Date: January 10, 2019 | By | /s/ Gary R. Martz |
Gary R. Martz Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Exhibit No. 3.1
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended
Greif, Inc.
Effective prior to the Corporation’s Annual Meeting on February 26, 2019, the Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended, of the Corporation will be amended by deleting Article II, Section 1 and inserting the following in lieu thereof:
“Section 1. Number of Directors. Until changed in accordance with the provisions of Article IX, below, the number of Directors of the Corporation shall be nine (9).”