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): February 27, 2015

Post Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri
1-35305
45-3355106
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
Number)
2503 S. Hanley Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63144

(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 644-7600
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.

(e)    Executive Compensation

On February 27, 2015, the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee of Post Holdings, Inc. (“Post”) approved an award of 300,000 non-qualified stock options to Robert V. Vitale, President and Chief Executive Officer of Post. This special one-time promotional grant is in consideration of Mr. Vitale’s appointment to President and Chief Executive Officer which was effective November 1, 2014. The options have an exercise price of $49.48 and vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.  These options were granted under the Post Holdings, Inc. 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan.


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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 3, 2015
Post Holdings, Inc. 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Diedre J. Gray
 
 
Name: Diedre J. Gray
 
 
Title: SVP, General Counsel & Administration, Secretary



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