UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2020
WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-09533
(Commission File Number) | 59-2459427
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9800 N.W. 41st Street
Miami, Florida (Address of principal executive offices) | 33178
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 428-8000
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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 |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
| INT
| New York Stock Exchange
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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).
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. Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 1, 2020, Mr. Stephen J. Gold, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of World Fuel Services Corporation (the “Company”), informed the Company that he will not be standing for re-election at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders. The decision by Mr. Gold reflects his desire to devote more time to other commitments and activities, and it was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The Company announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the UVair® fuel business from Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
This information and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits | |
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| | Exhibit No. | Description |
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| | 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 4, 2020. |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 4, 2020
| | World Fuel Services Corporation | |
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| /s/ R. Alexander Lake | |
| | R. Alexander Lake | |
| | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | |
| | and Corporate Secretary | |
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