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 8, 2017
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) |
(I.R.S. 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)
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:
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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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 8, 2017, the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized the Company to repurchase up to $250 million of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions through December 8, 2019.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release dated December 11, 2017, issued by Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: December 11, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert K. Biggart | ||||||
| Name: | Robert K. Biggart | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||