8-K (1-8-2015)
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): January 8, 2015
The ADT Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 001-35502 | 45-4517261 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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1501 Yamato Road
Boca Raton, Florida | 33431 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip code) |
(561) 988-3600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Election of Director
On January 8, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The ADT Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Christopher Hylen to the Company’s Board for a term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), when he will be subject to election by a vote of the Company’s stockholders, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Mr. Hylen was named to the Board’s Audit Committee.
In connection with his appointment as a director, Mr. Hylen is entitled to receive the pro rata portion of the standard compensation for service on the Board by the Company’s non-employee directors for the period from the date of his appointment to the Board until the 2015 Annual Meeting. The standard compensation currently consists of an annual cash retainer, paid in quarterly installments, in the amount of $80,000 per year, and an annual equity award of restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of approximately $120,000 and a one-year vesting term. On the date of his appointment to the Board, Mr. Hylen received a grant of restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of approximately $20,000, representing his pro-rated equity award. The pro-rated cash retainer to which Mr. Hylen is entitled in connection with his appointment will be paid on the date of the next scheduled quarterly payment. All non-employee directors are also reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending board and committee meetings.
The Company expects Mr. Hylen to enter into the standard director and officer indemnification agreement that it has with its directors and officers. A copy of the Company’s form of director and officer indemnification agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on November 20, 2013.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hylen and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Hylen was selected as a director. There are no transactions, arrangements or relationships between the Company or its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Mr. Hylen, on the other hand, which would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release publicly announcing the appointment of Mr. Hylen is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 |
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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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| THE ADT CORPORATION
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By: /s/ N. David Bleisch
Name: N. David Bleisch
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and Corporate Secretary |
Date: January 9, 2015
INDEX TO EXHBITS
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 |
| | Press Release of The ADT Corporation dated January 9, 2015. |