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): October 1, 2013

Zep Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 352-1680

Not Applicable

(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 Instructions A.2 below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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.

Forms of Stock Award Agreements

On October 1, 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Zep Inc. (the “Company”) approved a form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement to be used for the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and approved a form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement to be used for the named executive officers.  Each of the aforementioned forms of award agreement were used for equity grants awarded on October 1, 2013.  These forms are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 8.01                                           Other Events.

Declaration of Dividend

On October 2, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per common share, an increase of 25% over the previous quarter’s dividend of $0.04 per common share.  The dividend is payable on November 1, 2013 to stockholders of record on October 17, 2013.

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

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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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