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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
May 24, 2018
Brown-Forman Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-00123 | 61-0143150 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky | 40210 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (502) 585-1100
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 May 24, 2018, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Brown-Forman Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Lawson E. Whiting, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2019. Mr. Whiting will succeed Paul C. Varga who has announced his retirement as Chief Executive Officer after a distinguished 31 years of service to the Company, effective December 31, 2018. Mr. Varga will remain on the Board of Directors of the Company and is expected to stand for re-election at the upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on July 26, 2018.
Mr. Whiting, age 49, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since October 2017. Prior to that time, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Brands and Strategy Officer from 2015 to 2017, Senior Vice President and Chief Brands Officer from 2013 to 2015, and Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Western Europe from 2011 to 2013.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Whiting’s appointment and Mr. Varga’s retirement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
Brown-Forman Corporation Press Release dated May 29, 2018. | ||
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.
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION | |
(Registrant) | |
Date: May 29, 2018 | /s/ Michael E. Carr, Jr. |
Michael E. Carr, Jr. | |
Vice President, Managing Attorney and Assistant Corporate Secretary | |