8-K 1 mnk8-k07222016.htm 8-K Document




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 20, 2016
 
Mallinckrodt public limited company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Ireland
001-35803
98-1088325
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)



Perth House, Millennium Way,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 8ND, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  +44 124 626 3051
 

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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.

Consistent with the Mallinckrodt plc Board of Directors (the “Board”) policy that a director offer to resign when his or her principal occupation or business association changes substantially, Nancy S. Lurker offered to resign from the Board following her retirement as Chief Executive Officer of PDI, Inc. and indicated her intent to pursue multiple other opportunities. The Board accepted her resignation on July 20, 2016, effective July 21, 2016, and seeks to fill the vacancy with an active public company chief executive officer.







SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 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.

 
 
 
 
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
July 22, 2016
 
By:
/s/ Kenneth L. Wagner
 
 
 
 
Kenneth L. Wagner
 
 
 
 
Vice President and Corporate Secretary