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): September 8, 2021
CLEAN HARBORS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-34223 | 04-2997780 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
| 42 Longwater Drive | Norwell | MA | 02061-9149 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (781) 792-5000
Not Applicable
(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 | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | CLH | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 8, 2021, Clean Harbors, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the expansion of the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board") from nine to ten, and the appointment of Marcy Reed to the Board, each effective as of September 8, 2021. Ms. Reed worked for more than 30 years for National Grid, an investor owned public utility providing New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts with natural gas and electricity for homes and businesses, and its predecessor companies before retiring in early 2021. For the past decade, she served as President of National Grid Massachusetts and Executive Vice President U.S. Energy Policy and Social Impact. Ms. Reed will serve as a Class II director whose term will expire at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and as a member of the Board's Audit and Environmental, Health and Safety Committees. Ms. Reed is not now, nor has she during the past three years been involved in any related party transaction with the Company which would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The press release announcing Ms. Reed’s appointment is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Clean Harbors, Inc. | |||||
| (Registrant) | |||||
| September 10, 2021 | /s/ Michael L. Battles | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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