UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): January 5, 2022
Pactiv Evergreen Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-39528 | 98-1538656 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1900 W. Field Court, Lake Forest, Illinois, 60045
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(847) 482-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class | | Trading symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | | PTVE | | The 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 5, 2022, Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the entry into a definitive agreement by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evergreen Packaging International LLC, to sell its carton packaging and filling machinery businesses in China, Korea and Taiwan to SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft GmbH, a subsidiary of SIG Combibloc Group Ltd. Additional information regarding the proposed transaction, which is subject to regulatory review and approval, can be found in the Company’s press release. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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
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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.
Date: January 5, 2022
| PACTIV EVERGREEN INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ Chandra Mitchell |
| | | Chandra Mitchell |
| | | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
