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): January 1, 2025
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Jersey | 001-38932 | 98-1455367 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 83 Tower Road North | |
| Warmley, Bristol | |
| United Kingdom | BS30 8XP |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
+44 117 9753200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 |
| Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share | AMCR | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.125% Guaranteed Senior Notes Due 2027 | AUKF/27 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 5.450% Guaranteed Senior Notes Due 2029 | AMCR/29 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.950% Guaranteed Senior Notes Due 2032 | AMCR/32 | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
¨ 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 6, 2025, Amcor plc (the “Company”) announced that Mr. Eric Roegner, the Company’s President, Amcor Rigid Packaging, became Executive Vice President, Integration and Special Projects, effective January 1, 2025 and no longer serves as an executive officer of the Company. In his new role, Mr. Roegner reports to the Company’s Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development Group, and will bring his knowledge of the closures and containers business to facilitate strategic initiatives, including the integration with Berry Global.
Mr. Roegner is a party to an employment agreement with the Company, dated August 28, 2018 (the “Original Employment Agreement”), which was modified by a letter agreement (the “Roegner Letter Agreement”), effective as of January 1, 2025, between the Company and Mr. Roegner to reflect his new role and title. As reflected in the Roegner Letter Agreement, Mr. Roegner’s compensation as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2024 will remain unchanged in his new role.
Mr. Rodrigo Lecot has been appointed to serve as Interim President, Amcor Rigid Packaging, effective January 1, 2025.
The foregoing descriptions of the Roegner Letter Agreement and the Original Employment Agreement are not complete, are in summary form only and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Roegner Letter Agreement and the Original Employment Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
* This exhibit is a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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.
| | | AMCOR PLC |
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| Date | January 6, 2025 | /s/ Damien Clayton |
| | | Name: | Damien Clayton |
| | | Title: | Company Secretary |
