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 28, 2015 (August 24, 2015)

 

 

RENTECH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Colorado   1-15795   84-0957421

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

10877 Wilshire Boulevard, 10th Floor

Los Angeles, California

  90024
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (310) 571-9800

 

 

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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 24, 2015, Douglas Ostrover resigned from the Rentech, Inc. (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”). Mr. Ostrover was one of the two directors that the holders of the Company’s Series E Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to elect to the Board. Mr. Ostrover also served as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board (the “Finance Committee”).

(d) On August 26, 2015, the holders of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock elected Mr. Patrick Fleury to the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Ostrover’s resignation. Also effective on August 26, 2015, the Board appointed Mr. Fleury as Chairman of the Finance Committee to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Ostrover’s departure from the Finance Committee.


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.

 

    RENTECH, INC.
Date: August 28, 2015     By:     /s/ Colin Morris
       
      Colin Morris
     

Senior Vice President and General

Counsel