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): December 10, 2015 (December 8, 2015)
GREIF, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-00566 | 31-4388903 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 425 Winter Road, Delaware, Ohio | 43015 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (740) 549-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 8, 2015, the Board of Directors of Greif, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Peter G. Watson as a director of the Company to fill a vacancy on the Board and to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders (expected to occur on March 1, 2016) and until his successor is elected and qualified.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Watson and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Watson was elected as a director of the Company. Mr. Watson is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
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.
| GREIF, INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 10, 2015 | By | /s/ Gary R. Martz | ||||
| Gary R. Martz Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||