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 11, 2017
SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35243 | 90-0640593 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600 Lisle, Illinois |
60532 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 824-1000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 August 11, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Susan R. Landahl to the Board, for a term commencing on September 1, 2017. Landahl will be a member of the Governance Committee of the Board, and will serve in the class of directors standing for election at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May 2018.
Ms. Landahl will participate in the standard compensation program for the Company’s independent non-employee directors, described on pages 18 to 20 of the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2017). Ms. Landahl’s annual compensation for the current year will be prorated to reflect the commencement date of her service on the Board.
Ms. Landahl does not have any family relationship with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any persons nominated or chosen by the Company to be a director or an executive officer. She has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K or Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, is a copy of the Company’s press release dated August 15, 2017, announcing the appointment of Ms. Landahl to the Board. The press release is incorporated herein by this reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | SunCoke Energy, Inc. Press Release, dated August 15, 2017 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Fay West | |
| Fay West | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: August 15, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | SunCoke Energy, Inc. Press Release dated August 15, 2017 | |