UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 15, 2020 (
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Registrant |
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| Dow Inc. | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
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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. |
On September 15, 2020, Dow Inc. (“Dow” or the “Company”) announced that Peter Holicki, senior vice president, Operations, Manufacturing & Engineering, has elected to retire from the Company in 2021. Mr. Holicki will be succeeded by John Sampson. Mr. Sampson, who will join Dow on October 1, has most recently served as a corporate officer at Olin Corporation, with executive oversight for managing the M&E, Manufacturing Services, Safety / Health & Environmental and Technology Center of Olin’s Chemical businesses. Prior to joining Olin in 2015, Mr. Sampson had a long career with Dow beginning in 1983.
A copy of the September 15, 2020 press release announcing Mr. Holicki’s retirement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are incorporated herein by reference. |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 15, 2020 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DOW INC. |
| Date: September 15, 2020 |
| /s/ AMY E. WILSON |
| Amy E. Wilson |
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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