UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 5, 2012
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-5286 | 38-0715562 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2700 West Front Street Statesville, NC |
28677 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 873-7202
N/A
(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:
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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. |
Patrick L. McCrory, a director of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”), has been elected Governor of North Carolina and has notified the Company that he will be resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors when he takes office on January 5, 2013.
| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
The Board of Directors of the Company has approved an amendment to Section 5.02 of the Bylaws of the Company to decrease the number of directors of the Company’s Board of Directors from seven (7) to six (6), with such amendment to be effective upon the resignation of Mr. McCrory as a director on January 5, 2013. A copy of the Company’s Bylaws, as amended, will be filed as an exhibit to a Report on Form 8-K upon the amendment to the Bylaws becoming effective.
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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.
Dated: December 6, 2012
| Kewaunee Scientific Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ D. Michael Parker | |
| D. Michael Parker | ||
| Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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