Current Report Filing (8-k)
February 21 2018 - 4:55PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): February 16, 2018
Knowles Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-36102
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90-1002689
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1151 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, Illinois
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60143
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (630)
250-5100
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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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
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Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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(d)
On February 21, 2018, the
Board of Directors (the Board) of Knowles Corporation (the Company), upon recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board (the Governance Committee), appointed Ye Jane Li as a director,
increasing the size of the Board from nine to ten members. Ms. Li will serve as a Class II director and will hold office until the Companys 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 1, 2018, or until her successor is
duly elected and qualified. Upon recommendation of the Governance Committee of the Board, Ms. Li was also appointed to serve on the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee.
The Board has determined that Ms. Li meets the standards of independence under the Companys Standards for Director Independence, as well as
applicable rules of the NYSE, the SEC and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Li and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director. There are no transactions since the
beginning of the Companys last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transactions, with the Company to which Ms. Li was or is to be a party, in which Ms. Li, or any member of her immediate family, has a direct or indirect material
interest.
Ms. Li will initially receive prorated compensation based on the compensation otherwise payable to the Companys other non-employee
directors: an annual retainer of $235,000, payable $65,000 in cash and $170,000 in restricted stock units. In addition, Ms. Li will receive a one-time award of restricted stock units with a grant date fair value equal to $100,000 (vesting on
the first anniversary of the award date).
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Li to the Board is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On February 16, 2018, the Companys Board approved the inclusion of a
management proposal in the proxy statement for the Companys 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 1, 2018 recommending to stockholders that they approve an amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation to eliminate the Companys classified board of directors structure.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished as a part of this report:
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.
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KNOWLES CORPORATION
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Date: February 21, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Thomas G. Jackson
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Thomas G. Jackson
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
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