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 11, 2014 (December 5, 2014)
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-33332 | 20-8481962 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Chaussee de Wavre, 1789 1160 Brussels, Belgium | ||
2770 Research Drive Rochester Hills, MI |
48309-3511 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 32-2-663-9-800
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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.
Appointment of New Director
On December 5, 2014, the Board of Directors (Board) of WABCO Holdings, Inc. (the Company) appointed David N. (Nick) Reilly, CBE to the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Reilly was appointed as a Class II director in the Companys classified Board. The Class II directors will be up for re-election at the Companys 2015 annual shareholders meeting. Mr. Reilly will be entitled to all of the elements of the Companys current compensation program for non-management directors, which includes an annual retainer of $155,000, of which $65,000 is paid in cash on a quarterly basis and the remaining $90,000 is paid in the form of deferred stock units. In addition, as with all newly-elected non-management directors, Mr. Reilly received on December 5, 2014 an initial grant of deferred stock units equivalent in value to $50,000 based on the closing price of the Companys common stock on December 4, 2014.
Appointment of Interim Controller
On December 5, 2014, the Board appointed Robert W. Farrell to serve as Vice President and Interim Controller while the Company seeks a full-time replacement for Jason Campbell, who resigned from the Company on December 5, 2014 for family reasons. Mr. Farrell, 67, served as the Companys Vice President of Finance, Americas and M&A from March 2013 until his retirement from the Company on August 28, 2014. Prior to that position, Mr. Farrell served as the Companys Vice President and General Auditor from July 2007. The Company has entered into a Consulting Agreement with Mr. Farrell that provides Mr. Farrell with compensation equal to $400,000 on an annualized basis and reimbursement of expenses.
Resignation of Jason Campbell
On December 5, 2014, Jason Campbell, Vice President and Controller, resigned from the Company for family reasons.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 5.02.
Exhibit No. |
Description of Document | |
99.1 | Press Release Relating to Appointment of Nick Reilly dated December 11, 2014 |
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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.
Date: December 11, 2014 | WABCO HOLDINGS INC. | |||||||
By: |
/S/ VINCENT PICKERING | |||||||
Name: | Vincent Pickering | |||||||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Description of Document | |
99.1 | Press Release dated December 11, 2014 |