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) March 16, 2018
 
 

Multi-Color Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
 

 
         
Ohio
 
0-16148
 
31-1125853
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No. )
   
4053 Clough Woods Dr., Batavia, Ohio
 
45103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (513) 381-1480
 
(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 March 16, 2018, Multi-Color Corporation (the "Company") appointed Roland Lienau to the Board of Directors (the "Board"). Pursuant to and in accordance with certain conditions set forth in that certain Investors' Rights Agreement dated October 31, 2017 by and between the Company and Constantia Flexibles Holding GmbH (the "Investor"), the Investor has the right to nominate for election to the Board two directors. On October 31, 2017, Mr. Baumgartner was appointed to the Board as disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2017. In accordance with the Investors' Rights Agreement, the Investor has nominated, and the Board has appointed,  Mr. Lienau as the second Board member to serve in said capacity until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is elected or qualified.
Mr. Lienau, age 56, has served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Wendel Group – London since 2008. The Board has not appointed Mr. Lienau to any committees at this time. Mr. Lienau will receive compensation for his service as a director of the Company in accordance with the Company's customary director compensation policies. There is no other arrangement or understanding between Mr. Lienau and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Lienau was appointed as a director of the Company, and there have been no transactions nor are there any proposed transactions between the Company and Mr. Lienau that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.



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.
 
             
 
 
 
 
MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION
     
Date: March 22, 2018
 
 
 
/s/ Sharon E. Birkett
 
 
 
 
 
Sharon E. Birkett
 
 
 
 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary