0001140361-15-026202.txt : 20150701 0001140361-15-026202.hdr.sgml : 20150701 20150701150530 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-15-026202 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150630 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20150701 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150701 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HILLMAN COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001029831 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5080] IRS NUMBER: 232874736 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13293 FILM NUMBER: 15964666 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10590 HAMILTON AVE. CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45231 BUSINESS PHONE: 5138514900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10590 HAMILTON AVE. CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45231 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SUNSOURCE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961231 8-K 1 form8k.htm THE HILLMAN COMPANIES INC 8-K 6-30-2015
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 30, 2015

The Hillman Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
001-13293
  
23-2874736
(State or other jurisdiction
  
(Commission File No.)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
      
Identification No.)

10590 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 851-4900

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.

As previously announced on April 29, 2015, The Hillman Group, Inc. (“Group”) and The Hillman Companies, Inc. (the “Registrant”, and together with Group, “Hillman”) and James P. Waters, the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Hillman, agreed that, after a transition period, Mr. Waters would resign from his positions with Hillman to allow him to spend more time with his family. The effective date of Mr. Waters’ resignation was June 30, 2015.

Hillman’s senior management team will work with Chairman Doug Cahill and Hillman’s board of directors to ensure a smooth transition and to continue to execute on Hillman’s existing business strategy. Hillman’s board of directors is actively seeking a qualified replacement for a new Chief Executive Officer.
 
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.

Date: July 1, 2015
THE HILLMAN COMPANIES, INC.
  
       
 
By:
/s/ Jeff Leonard
  
   
Jeff Leonard
  
   
Executive Vice President of Finance
and Chief Financial Officer