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 11, 2020

FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-21918	93-0708501
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

27700 SW Parkway Avenue,		97070
Wilsonville,	Oregon
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 498-3547

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:    

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	FLIR	NASDAQ	Global Select Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On August 11, 2020, Jeffrey D. Frank, Senior Vice President, Global Product Strategy of FLIR Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of his decision to retire from the Company effective on August 28, 2020. With this decision, Mr. Frank concludes an outstanding career of more than 23 years with the Company and its acquired businesses, where after serving in a series of increasingly responsible positions, Mr. Frank was appointed to his current position in January 2014.  The Company greatly appreciates Mr. Frank’s outstanding service over the past many years.

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SIGNATURE

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.

	FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.
	(Registrant)
August 17, 2020	By	/s/ Sonia Galindo
		Sonia Galindo
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer

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