DD 8.4.14 8-K
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) July 31, 2014
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | | 1-815 | | 51-0014090 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (I.R.S. Employer |
Of Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 774-1000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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.
(d) Election of Director
On July 31, 2014, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, elected Ulf M. "Mark" Schneider as a new director, effective October 22, 2014. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Schneider's election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
At the present time, Mr. Schneider has not been named to any committee of the Board of Directors and it is premature to state which committee(s), if any, Mr. Schneider may expect to be named to in the future.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Schneider and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Schneider was elected as a director of the company. There are no transactions in which Mr. Schneider has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Schneider will participate in the standard director compensation arrangements described on pages 15 through 18 of our 2014 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2014.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K:
99.1 Press release, dated August 1, 2014, entitled "Mark Schneider Elected to DuPont Board of Directors."
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.
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| E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY |
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| /s/ Barry J. Niziolek |
| Barry J. Niziolek |
| Vice President and Controller |
August 4, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99.1 |
| | Press release, dated August 1, 2014, entitled "Mark Schneider Elected to DuPont Board of Directors." |