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): September 22, 2014
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 September 22, 2014, Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the previously announced divestiture of all of issued and outstanding shares of Fortune Brands Windows, Inc., which operates the Company’s Simonton windows business, to Ply Gem Industries, Inc. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |
The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 22, 2014, 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: September 22, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 22, 2014, issued by Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | |