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): June 22, 2017

SPX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
1-6948 
(Commission
File Number)
 
38-1016240 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

13320-A Ballantyne Corporate Place
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (980) 474-3700

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b‑2).
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 22, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SPX Corporation (the “Company”) elected Robert B. Toth as director of the Company effective July 1, 2017. Also effective July 1, 2017, the Board appointed Mr. Toth as a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee.

For his service through the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Mr. Toth will receive a cash retainer based on the annual cash retainer awarded to non-employee directors, but pro-rated for his period of service beginning as of the effective date of his election to the Board. In addition, he will receive an equity grant of time-vested restricted stock units of the Company having a grant date value based on the grant date value of the annual grant of restricted stock units awarded to non-employee directors, but pro-rated for the period of his service beginning as of the effective date of his election to the Board, which restricted shares vest, subject to his continued service on the Board, the day before the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Such annual compensation for non-employee directors of the Company is set forth below:

Annual Retainer of Cash
$
75,000
Grant Date Value of Annual Award of Time-Vested Restricted Stock Units
$
130,000








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.

 
SPX CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: June 28, 2017
By:
/s/ John W. Nurkin
 
 
John W. Nurkin
 
 
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel