Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 1, 2021

AMCOR PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Jersey	001-38932	98-1455367
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

83 Tower Road North
Warmley, Bristol
United Kingdom	BS30 8XP
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

+44 117 9753200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share	AMCR	The New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Guaranteed Senior Notes Due 2027	AUKF/27	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 1, 2021, Ms. Susan Carter was appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Amcor plc to a term expiring at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and until her successor is elected and qualified. Ms. Carter was also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.

Ms. Carter will receive the Company’s standard compensation for non-employee directors, which is described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed on September 23, 2020. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Carter and any other person pursuant to which she was selected to serve as a director, nor does she have any familial relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company. There are not any transactions or relationships in which Ms. Carter has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.