UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM8-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): August 14, 2015
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| New York | | 1-5721 | | 13-2615557 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York | | 10022 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-460-1900
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 14, 2015, John Dalton accepted the position of Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Leucadia National Corporation with a start date on or before September 15, 2015. A copy of the press release announcing the appointment is attached hereto as exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Dalton, age 33, was most recently the Assistant Controller and Director, Consolidations and Financial Reporting of TEGNA Inc./Gannett Co., Inc. Since 2004, Mr. Dalton has held other accounting and audit positions at TEGNA/Gannett. Mr. Dalton graduated from James Madison University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration and is a licensed CPA.
Mr. Dalton’s employment agreement with us provides for an annual salary of $350,000. We will also reimburse Mr. Dalton for the amount of forfeited compensation from his prior employer and moving expenses to cover his relocation to New York, including the sale of his Virginia house. Our agreement provides for repayment of such reimbursed amounts by Mr. Dalton in certain circumstances and does not provide for a guaranteed bonus.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
The following exhibit is filed with this report:
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Number | | Exhibit |
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| 99 | | August 19, 2015 press release |
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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| | | | LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION |
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| Date: August 19, 2015 | | | | /s/ Roland T. Kelly |
| | | | Assistant Secretary and |
| | | | Associate General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No. | | Exhibit |
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| 99 | | August 19, 2015 press release |
