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): August 22, 2013

 

 

The Hillshire Brands Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   1-3344   36-2089049

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

400 South Jefferson Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 614-6000

 

 

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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) Retirement of Director

As of August 22, 2013, Virgis W. Colbert announced his retirement from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Hillshire Brands Company (the “Company”), effective as of the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Colbert will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Colbert’s retirement was in accordance with the retirement age provisions of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Company expresses appreciation to Mr. Colbert for his many years of dedicated service on the Board.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement 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: August 28, 2013

The Hillshire Brands Company

(Registrant)

 

By:  

/s/ Kent B. Magill

  Kent B. Magill
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary