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
October 16, 2008 (October 15, 2008)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NICOR INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Illinois | 1-7297 | 36-2855175 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
1844 Ferry Road
Naperville, Illinois 60563-9600
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(630) 305-9500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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.
(e) On October 15, 2008, the Board of Directors of Birdsall, Inc., a subsidiary of Nicor Inc., approved the Birdsall, Inc. Supplementary Savings Plan. This plan establishes terms that may provide compensation for Mr. Rick Murrell, the chairman and president of Tropical Shipping and Construction Company Limited and a named executive officer of Nicor Inc. A copy of this plan is filed as an exhibit to this report, and its terms are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | | | |
| Number | | Description of Document | |
| | | | |
| 10.1. | | Birdsall, Inc. Supplementary Savings Plan | |
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.
| | | | Nicor Inc. | |
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| Date | October 16, 2008 | | /s/ KAREN K. PEPPING | |
| | | | Karen K. Pepping | |
| | | | Vice President and Controller | |
| | | | (Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer) | |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit | | | |
| Number | | Description of Document | |
| | | | |
| 10.1. | | Birdsall, Inc. Supplementary Savings Plan | |
