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, 2005
JOHNSONDIVERSEY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 333-108853
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| Delaware | | 80-0010497 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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8310 16th Street Sturtevant, Wisconsin | | 53177-0902 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (ZIP Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (262) 631-4001
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 333-97427
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| Delaware | | 39-1877511 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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8310 16th Street Sturtevant, Wisconsin | | 53177-0902 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (ZIP Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (262) 631-4001
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On December 23, 2005, JohnsonDiversey, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had appointed Edward F. Lonergan as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 13, 2006. In addition, the JohnsonDiversey Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors appointed Mr. Lonergan as its President and Chief Executive Officer, also effective February 13, 2006.
Mr. Lonergan will replace Gregory E. Lawton, who announced his retirement in September 2005, but will continue in his current capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer of JohnsonDiversey, Inc. and JohnsonDiversey Holdings, Inc. until February 13, 2006 and will remain with JohnsonDiversey, Inc. until a transition is completed during the first quarter of fiscal year 2006. Mr. Lonergan will also replace Mr. Lawton as a Director of JohnsonDiversey, Inc. and JohnsonDiversey Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Lonergan, 46, has over 25 years of experience in the consumer products industry. Since May 2002, he has served as President of the European region for The Gillette Company, a $10.5 billion global consumer products company. From 2000 until May 2002, Mr. Lonergan served as General Manager of the Global Ahold Customer Team for The Procter & Gamble Company, a $57 billion global consumer products company. Since 1981, Mr. Lonergan has held a variety of positions with The Procter & Gamble Company, both domestically and internationally, including general management roles in customer business development and in developing markets.
Mr. Lonergan graduated from Union College of New York in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Lonergan’s appointment is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated December 23, 2005 |
Signature(s)
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.
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| | | JOHNSONDIVERSEY HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| Date: December 23, 2005 | | By: | | /s/ Joseph F. Smorada
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| | | | | Joseph F. Smorada Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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| | | JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. |
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| Date: December 23, 2005 | | By: | | /s/Joseph F. Smorada
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| | | | | Joseph F. Smorada Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
JOHNSONDIVERSEY HOLDINGS, INC.
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC.
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
Number
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated December 23, 2005 |
