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)

August 10, 2015

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	1-34910	90-0607005
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4101 Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia	23607
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(757) 380-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) has announced that Nicolas G. Schuck, 41, has been appointed to the office of Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer effective as of August 10, 2015. Since March 2015, Mr. Schuck has worked as Assistant Controller at the Company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Prior to that, and since joining the Company in January 2012, he served as the Company’s Corporate Assistant Controller. From December 2009 until December 2011, Mr. Schuck served as Director, Finance at ManTech International Corporation, a provider of technologies and solutions for national security programs for the intelligence community and other U.S. federal government customers.

In connection with his appointment, the Company granted Mr. Schuck an aggregate of 1,131 restricted performance stock rights (“RPSRs”) under the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed on March 19, 2015 (the “Proxy Statement”). Mr. Schuck’s RPSRs will vest on December 31, 2017, subject to satisfaction of applicable performance criteria as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s board of directors. As a result of his appointment, Mr. Schuck will also participate in the Company’s Officers Retirement Account Contribution Plan on the terms described in the Proxy Statement.

Mr. Schuck has no family relationships with any executive officer, director or other employee of the Company, and he has no material interest in any transaction or proposed transactions of the Company.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Schuck’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated August 13, 2015.

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.

  HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date: August 14, 2015	By:	/s/ Barbara A. Niland
		Barbara A. Niland
		Corporate Vice President, Business Management and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	NEWS RELEASE
	Contact: Beci Brenton Beci.Brenton@hii-co.com (202) 264-7143

PHOTO RELEASE—Huntington Ingalls Industries Appoints

New Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 13, 2015) — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that Nicolas Schuck has been promoted to the position of controller and chief accounting officer, effectively immediately. He will report to Barbara Niland, corporate vice president, business management, and chief financial officer.

“Nicolas has been an important member of our financial team and brings a great sense of enthusiasm, commitment, financial acumen and a wealth of experience to his new role,” Niland said. “I look forward to working with him as we help build the future for Huntington Ingalls Industries.”

In this position, Schuck has responsibility for all accounting matters related to SEC reporting, tax, government financial relations and benefits accounting. Additionally, he has responsibility for import, export and international trade compliance.

Schuck joined HII in January 2012 as corporate assistant controller and has recently worked as assistant controller at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. He has more than 18 years of finance and accounting experience at companies including ManTech International Corp., PricewaterhouseCoopers and Arthur Andersen. He attended the National Institute of Economics and Accounting in Paris; he holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in accounting and finance and is a certified public accountant.

A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file?fid=55cc8a5c5e8eef5d47bf43d2.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of engineering, manufacturing and management services to the nuclear energy, oil and gas markets. For more than a century, HII’s Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs approximately 38,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:

• HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com

• HII on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries

• HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries

Huntington Ingalls Industries

4101 Washington Ave. ● Newport News, VA 23607

http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com