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 7, 2020
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 20-5336063 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-33225 (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1 Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, IL | | 60181 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(630) 574-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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 |
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Common Stock (Par Value $0.0001) | GLDD | Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 7, 2020, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (the “Company”) and Kathleen M. LaVoy, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, reached agreement on her departure from the Company in connection with the relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to Houston, Texas. Ms. LaVoy’s departure will be effective as of December 18, 2020. In connection with her departure, Ms. LaVoy will enter into a customary separation agreement with the Company consistent with the terms of that certain Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2016, by and between Ms. LaVoy and the Company.
On December 7, 2020, the Company appointed Vivienne Schiffer as its new Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Schiffer will be based at the Company’s new offices in Houston, Texas.
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.
| GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION |
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Date: December 8, 2020 | By: | /s/Mark W. Marinko |
| | Mark W. Marinko |
| | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
