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
August 17, 2011
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
HOSPIRA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-31946 | | 20-0504497 |
(Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
275 N. Field Drive
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (224) 212-2000
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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 17, 2011, William G. Dempsey was elected to Hospira’s board of directors as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Dempsey will serve on the board’s audit and science, technology and quality committees. The press release announcing the election of Mr. Dempsey to the board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02. Mr. Dempsey will receive the standard non-employee director compensation for serving on the board. For a description of that compensation, please see Hospira’s 2011 Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2011.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Exhibit |
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99.1 | | Press Release, dated August 17, 2011 |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| | HOSPIRA, INC. |
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Dated: August 17, 2011 | | /s/ Brian J. Smith |
| | By: | Brian J. Smith |
| | Its: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Exhibit |
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99.1 | | Press Release, dated August 17, 2011 |
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