Form 8-K - Current report

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): December 23, 2024

Gates Industrial Corporation plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

England and Wales

001-38366

98-1395184

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Incorporation)

Identification No.)

1144 Fifteenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(303) 744-1911

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:


☐						Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐						Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐						Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐						Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, $0.01 par value per share	GTES	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 December 23, 2024, Mr. Seth A. Meisel notified Gates Industrial Corporation plc (the “Company”) of his intention to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of December 31, 2024. The resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

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.

GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC

By:

/s/ Cristin C. Bracken

Name:

Cristin C. Bracken

Title:

Chief Legal Officer

Date: December 23, 2024

Cover	Dec. 23, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 23, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	Gates Industrial Corporation plc
Entity Incorporation, Country Code	X0
Entity File Number	001-38366
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-1395184
Entity Address, Street Address	1144 Fifteenth Street
Entity Address, City	Denver
Entity Address, State	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80202
City Area Code	303
Local Phone Number	744-1911
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of each class	Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share
Trading Symbol(s)	GTES
Name of each exchange on which registered	NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001718512
Amendment Flag	false
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Period End Date	Dec. 23, 2024