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): March 2, 2020
ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-08454 | 36-2704017 |
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Four Corporate Drive
Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047
(Address of Registrant’s Principal Executive Office, Including Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 541-9500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | ACCO | NYSE |
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02.--Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 3, 2020, the Company appointed James M. Dudek, Jr. to the position of Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Dudek replaces Kathleen D. Hood, former Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, who will be leaving the Company on March 31, 2020.
Mr. Dudek, age 48, joined the Company in August of 2017 as its Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Chief Accounting Officer for Innerworkings Inc., a publicly traded global marketing execution firm, from November 2016 until May 2017, and prior to that as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Richardson Electronics, Ltd., a publicly traded global provider of electronic equipment and solutions, from December 2007 until October 2016. Mr. Dudek received a Bachelor of Accounting degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is a registered Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL. |
SIGNATURES
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.
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| | | ACCO Brands Corporation (Registrant) |
| Date: | March 6, 2020 | By: | /s/ Pamela R. Schneider |
| | | | Name: Pamela R. Schneider |
| | | | Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
| | | | and Corporate Secretary |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL. |
