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 1, 2019
ABM Industries Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 1-8929 | | 94-1369354 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File | | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | Number) | | Identification No.) |
| One Liberty Plaza, 7th Floor | | |
| New York, New York | | 10006 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (212) 297-0200 |
N/A
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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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, $0.01 par value | ABM | 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).
| ¨ | 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 October 2, 2019, ABM Industries Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing certain shifts in the Company’s existing senior management team. Effective October 1, 2019, Rene Jacobsen, President of the Company’s Business & Industry Group since February 2016, was appointed Chief Facilities Services Officer. Mr. Jacobsen joined the Company in 2012 and served as Executive Vice President of ABM’s West Region from 2012 until February 2016. Also effective October 1, 2019, Scott Giacobbe, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer since November 2017, was appointed Chief Revenue Officer. In their roles, Messrs. Giacobbe and Jacobsen will be acting as the Company’s co-principal operating officers.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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.
| | ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED | |
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| Dated: October 2, 2019 | By: | /s/ Andrea R. Newborn | |
| | | Andrea R. Newborn | |
| | | Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary | |
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