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): December 10, 2015
MoneyGram International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-31950 | 16-1690064 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 2828 N. Harwood Street, 15th Floor Dallas, Texas |
75201 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 999-7552
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. |
On December 10, 2015, W. Alexander Holmes was elected to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MoneyGram International, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Holmes will serve as a director until the 2016 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company. Mr. Holmes currently serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, and will assume the role of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2016. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Holmes and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. In addition, there are no transactions in which Mr. Holmes has an interest that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Holmes is compensated in his capacity as an employee of the Company and will not receive any additional compensation for his services as a director.
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.
| MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ F. Aaron Henry | |
| Name: |
F. Aaron Henry | |
| Title: |
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: December 14, 2015