0000950123-11-067764.txt : 20110725 0000950123-11-067764.hdr.sgml : 20110725 20110725112028 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-067764 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110719 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110725 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110725 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001069202 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR COND & WARM AIR HEATING EQUIP & COMM & INDL REFRIG EQUIP [3585] IRS NUMBER: 420991521 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15149 FILM NUMBER: 11983983 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD CITY: RICHARDSON STATE: TX ZIP: 75080 BUSINESS PHONE: 972-497-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD CITY: RICHARDSON STATE: TX ZIP: 75080 8-K 1 d83745e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
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 19, 2011
LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  001-15149
(Commission File Number)
  42-0991521
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2140 Lake Park Blvd.
Richardson, Texas 75080

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 497-5000
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.
(b) Resignation of Director Jeffrey D. Storey
     On July 19, 2011, Jeffrey D. Storey, M.D. informed Lennox International Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation from its Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective that day.
(d) Election of Director Todd J. Teske
     On July 22, 2011, the Board, as permitted under the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, elected Todd J. Teske to fill the Board seat created by Dr. Storey’s resignation. Mr. Teske’s term will expire at the Company’s 2012 annual meeting of stockholders.
     The Board has named Mr. Teske to the Audit Committee and the Public Policy Committee.
     As compensation for his service on the Board, Mr. Teske will receive an annual retainer of $90,000, at least $20,000 of which must be taken in the form of common stock of the Company, in accordance with the Company’s Board of Director compensation program. In addition, subject to continued service as a director, Mr. Teske will be eligible to receive a restricted stock unit (“RSU”) grant each year, with an approximate delivered value of $95,000. The RSUs under this program are scheduled to vest, subject to continued service as a director of the Company, three years following the grant date. The compensation described above is consistent with the Company’s current Board compensation program applicable to the Company’s other Board members.
     Mr. Teske and the Company entered into an indemnification agreement (the “Indemnification Agreement”) which will provide indemnification protection for Mr. Teske in connection with his service as a director of the Company. The agreement is substantially similar to the form filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-75725) filed on April 6, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
     The Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Teske’s election on July 25, 2011, which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
         
EXHIBIT NUMBER   DESCRIPTION
       
 
  99.1    
Press Release dated July 25, 2011

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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.
         
  LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.
 
 
Date: July 25, 2011  By:   /s/ Robert L. Villaseñor    
    Name:   Robert L. Villaseñor   
    Title:   Director, Securities Law and Assistant Secretary   
 

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EX-99.1 2 d83745exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
Lennox International appoints Todd J. Teske to board of directors
     (DALLAS, July 25) — Lennox International Inc. announced the appointment of Todd J. Teske as a member of its board of directors, effective July 22, 2011. Mr. Teske is currently Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Briggs & Stratton Corporation, a world leader in gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment, portable generators, and lawn and garden powered equipment and related accessories. He earned his BAA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin —Oshkosh and his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
     “We’re excited to welcome Todd Teske as a member of the board of directors of Lennox,” said Rich Thompson, LII chairman. “He brings with him significant experience in the areas of manufacturing, accounting, finance and mergers and acquisitions and we expect him to make valuable contributions to the LII board.”
     Lennox International Inc. is a global leader in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration markets. Lennox International stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LII.” Additional information is available at http://www.lennoxinternational.com or by contacting Cynthia Baker, director, communications and public relations, at 972-497-7456.