UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 18, 2016
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-35166 | 62-1411546 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
520 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
847-484-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 18, 2016, Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the creation of a new Global Plumbing Group which will support the growth of the Company’s plumbing business. The Company also announced the execution of an agreement to acquire Rohl LLC, a California-based plumbing brand and the acquisition of Riobel Inc., a Canadian plumbing brand.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 18, 2016, issued by Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | |
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.
| FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Robert K. Biggart | |||
| Name: | Robert K. Biggart | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
Date: August 18, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 18, 2016, issued by Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | |