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):
 
January 9, 2018 (January 5, 2018)

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Ireland
 
001-13836
 
98-0390500
(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
 
 
One Albert Quay
 
 
Cork, Ireland
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
 
 
 
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: 353-21-423-5000
 
 
 
 
 
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.

Retirement of Natalie A. Black as a Director
On January 5, 2018, Natalie A. Black notified the Board of Directors of Johnson Controls International plc (the "Company") that she will not stand for re-election as a Director of the Company at the end of her current term and will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors effective as of the conclusion of the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Black’s decision not to stand for re-election was not due to any disagreements with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.



 





SIGNATURE
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.

 
 
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC
 
 
 
 
 
Date: January 9, 2018
 
By:
/s/ Matthew R.A. Heiman
 
 
 
Name:
Matthew R.A. Heiman
 
 
 
Title:
Corporate Secretary