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): October 10, 2024
Corteva, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38710 | 82-4979096 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9330 Zionsville Road,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
974 Centre Road,
Wilmington, Delaware 19805
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(833) 267-8382
(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 | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | CTVA | 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).
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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 October 15, 2024, Corteva, Inc. (the “Company”) announced Timothy Glenn, executive vice president, seed business unit, notified the Company on October 10, 2024 of his intent to retire effective December 1, 2024. Judd O’Connor, age 54, will replace Mr. Glenn effective December 1, 2024. Mr. Glenn will remain as an advisor to the executive leadership team through February 2025 to support an orderly succession.
Mr. O’Connor has over 25 years of experience in agriculture and has served as the Company’s commercial president for North America since July 2022. Prior to that, Mr. O’Connor served as the seed commercial president for North America since August 2018. Prior to the Company’s spin from DowDuPont, Inc., Mr. O’Connor was the vice president of DuPont Pioneer, where he was responsible for integration activities supporting the merger of DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company. Mr. O’Connor held various leadership positions in the Company’s Pioneer® brand sales organization, including business director and vice president, as well as business president for DuPont Latin America. Mr. O’Connor has a bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics from Kansas State University.
There are no family relationships between Mr. O’Connor and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and there are no transactions involving Mr. O’Connor requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Company issued a news release on October 15, 2024, announcing Mr. Glenn’s retirement and the appointment of Mr. O’Connor. A copy of this news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The Company is furnishing the information under this item, including Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.”
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 15, 2024, announcing executive vice president, seed business unit succession | |
| 104 | The cover page from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |
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.
| CORTEVA, INC. |
| (Registrant) |
/s/ Cornel B. Fuerer |
| Cornel B. Fuerer |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
October 15, 2024