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 23, 2012
| RENTECH, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Colorado | 1-15795 | 84-0957421 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 10877 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600 Los Angeles, California 90024 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 571-9800
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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. |
(b) Tom Samson, Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer of Rentech, Inc., has resigned from the Company effective February 3, 2012 to accept a position overseeing development of large scale energy projects. Mr. Samson’s departure follows the Company’s recent announcement of a revised strategy that focuses on relatively small projects with attractive returns through partnerships and investment opportunities in the near to medium term followed by larger scale projects in the long term.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| RENTECH, INC. | ||||||
| Date: January 27, 2012 | By: | /s/ Colin Morris | ||||
| Colin Morris | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||
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