Form8-KMcFarlandAppointment
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): | June 11, 2014 (June 10, 2014) | |
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| OM GROUP, INC. | |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Delaware | | 001-12515 | | 52-1736882 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
950 Main Avenue, Suite 1300, Cleveland, Ohio 44113-7210
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (216) 781-0083 | |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 10, 2014, the Board of Directors of OM Group, Inc. appointed John A. McFarland to the Board. Mr. McFarland’s term begins July 1, 2014, and he will serve with the class of directors that stands for re-election in 2017. Mr. McFarland has not been appointed to serve on any committees of the Board at this time.
Upon commencement of Mr. McFarland’s term, the Company intends to enter into an indemnification agreement with him, which will be in the same form as the indemnification agreement between the Company and its other directors and named executive officers. That form of indemnification agreement was described in, and filed as an exhibit to, the Form 8-K filed by the Company on January 25, 2011.
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.
OM GROUP, INC.
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Date: | June 11, 2014 | | By: | | /s/ Valerie Gentile Sachs |
| | | | | Name: Valerie Gentile Sachs Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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