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): | March 11, 2016 |
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | ||
| 000-50924 | 36-4173371 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | |
| Identification No.) | ||
| 505 Huntmar Park Drive, Suite 300 | ||
| Herndon, VA | 20170 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| (571) 323-3939 | ||
| (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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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) | ||
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
(c) Appointment of New Principal Accounting Officer
On March 11, 2016 Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (“Beacon” or the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Gregory T. Jorgensen, age 40, has accepted the position of Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer effective March 28, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Mr. Jorgensen’s compensation will consist of an annual salary, performance bonus, and certain transportation allowances that are commensurate with those given to the Company’s other Vice Presidents. He will also be eligible to participate in all benefit plans available to full-time Beacon employees, will receive a $30,000 signing bonus upon commencement of his employment, and will receive relocation benefits pursuant to existing Company policy. Lastly, stock options and restricted stock units awarded to Mr. Jorgensen by our Compensation Committee as a result of his appointment will be reported on a Form 8-K/A.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99 | Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. Press Release, dated March 11, 2016 |
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.
| BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 11, 2016 | By: | /s/ JOSEPH M. NOWICKI | ||||
| JOSEPH M. NOWICKI | ||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||