8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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) March 26, 2007

 


Jarden Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   001-13665   35-1828377

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, New York   10580
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (914) 967-9400

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 


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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Election of Director.

(d) On March 26, 2007, the Board of Directors of Jarden Corporation (the “Company”) elected Michael S. Gross as a director of the Company to fill the Class I vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Company with a term expiring at the Company’s 2009 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Gross has not been appointed to any committees of the Company’s Board of Directors at this time.

Since March 2007, Mr. Gross has served as the chairman, chief executive officer and managing member of Solar Capital, LLC, a newly organized, externally managed finance company focusing on debt and equity investments in leveraged companies, including middle-market companies. Mr. Gross has been the chairman, chief executive officer and secretary of Marathon Acquisition Corp. since April 2006. Since July 2006, Mr. Gross has been co-chairman of the investment committee of Magnetar Financial LLC and a senior partner in its parent company, Magnetar Capital Partners LP. Between February 2004 and February 2006, Mr. Gross was the president and chief executive officer of Apollo Investment Corporation and the managing partner of its investment advisor, Apollo Investment Management, L.P. From 1990 to February 2006, Mr. Gross was a senior partner at Apollo Management, L.P. In addition, from 2003 to February 2006, Mr. Gross was the managing partner of Apollo Distressed Investment Fund. Mr. Gross currently serves on the boards of directors of Saks, Inc. and United Rentals, Inc.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Gross and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of the Company. There has been no transaction, or proposed transaction, since January 1, 2006 to which Mr. Gross or any member of his immediate family had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest or any other related transaction with the Company within the meaning of 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between Mr. Gross and any of the Company’s other directors, executive officers or persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become directors or executive officers.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

99.1    Press Release of Jarden Corporation, dated March 29, 2007.


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.

Dated: March 29, 2007

 

JARDEN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ John E. Capps

Name:   John E. Capps
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit 99.1    Press Release of Jarden Corporation dated March 29, 2007.