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
November 22, 2021
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-11657 | 36-4062333 | |||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||
| 14901 South Orange Blossom Trail | Orlando | FL | 32837 | ||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
407 826-5050
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 | |||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | TUP | New York Stock Exchange | |||||||||
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed, on July 27, 2020, Tupperware Brands Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement (as amended, the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with O’Connor Management LLC (“O’Connor”), and on October 30, 2020, the Company and O’Connor closed on Phase I (as defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement), involving the sale and leaseback of the Company’s corporate headquarters in Orlando, Florida, and Phase II (as defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement), involving portions of the Company’s owned real property in Orlando, Florida, for an aggregate gross purchase price of $43.7 million.
On November 23, 2021, the Company closed on the sale of the remaining undeveloped land in Orlando, consisting of 125 acres of developable land and 490 acres of common areas and wetlands, for $37,329,408 (inclusive of $329,408 of impact fee credits).
In addition, on November 22, 2021, the Company and O'Connor entered into a tenth amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, which amendment, among other things:
•Requires that the prior deposit made by O'Connor be non-refundable; and
•Reduces the scope of cleanup and remediation efforts required by the Company.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 29, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that closing of the sale of the remaining undeveloped land in Orlando. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the Exchange Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act, or in the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
| 99.1 | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
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.
| TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| Date: | November 29, 2021 | By: | /s/ Karen M. Sheehan | ||||||||
| Karen M. Sheehan | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | |||||||||||