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): September 25, 2015
INGREDION INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-13397 | 22-3514823 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, Illinois | 60154-5749 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(708) 551-2600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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) Mr. Ricardo de Abreu Souza, Senior Vice President and President, South America Ingredient Solutions, was scheduled to retire from Ingredion Incorporated (the “Company”) on September 30, 2015, his 65th birthday, in accordance with policy established by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). On September 17, 2015, the Board determined that, in order to provide for an orderly transition to his successor, Mr. Souza should not be required to retire upon attaining age 65 and that he should not be required to retire until a date established at the discretion of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to be not later than his attaining age 65 and one half. On September 25, 2015, Mr. de Abreu Souza advised the Company that he is prepared to continue in his current position for up to six months after attaining age 65 in order to provide for an orderly transition to his successor and that he intends to retire effective February 7, 2016.
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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.
| INGREDION INCORPORATED | ||||||
| Date: September 25, 2015 | By: | /s/ Jack C. Fortnum | ||||
| Jack C. Fortnum | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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