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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 23, 2015
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-31921 | 36-3972986 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer of Identification Number) | ||
9900 West 109th Street, Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66210 | 66210 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(913) 344-9200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Compass Minerals International, Inc. (the "Company") previously disclosed that it had signed a definitive agreement to purchase a 35 percent stake in Produquímica Industria e Comercio S.A. ("Produquímica"), one of Brazil’s leading manufacturers and distributors of specialty plant nutrients. On December 23, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has completed its purchase of this stake in Produquímica. The press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of the Company dated December 23, 2015.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |
Date: December 23, 2015 | By: /s/ Matthew J. Foulston |
Name: Matthew J. Foulston | |
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |
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