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): August 19, 2013
MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| Delaware | 333-146093 | 20-5748297 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
260 Hudson River Road
Waterford, NY 12188
(address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (518) 237-3330
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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) On August 19, 2013, Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (the “Company”) announced that effective immediately, Craig Morrison, its President and Chief Executive Officer, has assumed the additional position of President of the Company’s Silicones and Quartz Division on an interim basis, following the mutually-agreed resignation of John Dandolph. Mr. Dandolph, who was elected to the position of Executive Vice President and President of the Company’s Silicones and Quartz Division in May 2012, resigned for personal reasons, which are unrelated to business performance.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 20, 2013 | By: | /s/ William H. Carter | ||||
| William H. Carter | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||