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 29, 2020
Trimble Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-14845 | | 94-2802192 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
I.D. No.) |
935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California, 94085
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 481-8000
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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, $0.001 par value per share | TRMB | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 29, 2020, the board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) of Trimble Inc. (the “Company”) appointed James C. Dalton to serve as a director of the Company, effective October 1, 2020.
Mr. Dalton has not yet been appointed to serve on any committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Dalton will be entitled to compensation for his service as a non-employee director pursuant to the Company’s compensation practices for non-employee directors, which are described in the Company’s Board of Directors Compensation Policy effective as of May 7, 2015, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2015. In addition, the Company intends to enter into its standard form indemnification agreement with Mr. Dalton. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Dalton that are subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Dalton and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The Board of Directors has approved an amendment and restatement of the By-Laws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) to amend Article III Section 1 of the Bylaws to increase the number of directors from ten to eleven, effective October 1, 2020.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the text of the amended and restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 3.1 | | |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
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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| | TRIMBLE INC. | |
| | a Delaware corporation | |
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| Date: September 29, 2020 | By: | /s/ James A. Kirkland |
| | | James A. Kirkland |
| | Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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