UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 12, 2023
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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British Columbia, | ||||||||||||||
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(800 ) 895-2723
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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).
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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 April 12, 2023, Patrick D. Brisley, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Masonite International Corporation (the "Company"), notified the Company of his resignation effective May 16, 2023 to pursue another position outside the building products industry. As previously disclosed, Mr. Brisley has been designated by the Company as its principal accounting officer, and his departure is not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s financial statements, internal control over financial reporting or accounting policies or practices.
Upon Mr. Brisley’s departure, Russell Tiejema will assume the role of principal accounting officer in addition to his current role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Tiejema’s full biography and other information required by Item 5.02(c) of Form 8-K are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2023 (the "Annual Report"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 28, 2023, as well as the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
| MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | April 18, 2023 | By: | /s/ James C. Pelletier | |||||||||||
| Name: | James C. Pelletier | |||||||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||||
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