UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC, 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported: November 30, 2007)
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INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.
(exact names of registrants as specified on their charters)
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Delaware |
001-33124 |
20-1380758 | ||
(states or other jurisdictions of incorporation) |
(Commission File numbers) | (IRS Employer Identification Nos.) |
259 Prospect Plains Road
Cranbury, New Jersey 08512
(Address of Principal Executive Officer, including Zip Code)
(609) 495-2495
(Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.
Effective November 30, 2007, the Registrants Board of Directors adopted amendments to the Registrants Bylaws and those of its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Innophos Investments Holdings, Inc. and Innophos, Inc., creating the office of Lead Independent Director and providing for its duties.
According to the Bylaws as amended, whenever a director who does not meet the applicable regulatory standards of independence is serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Board is required, as soon as practicable, to elect a director meeting the independence criteria as a Lead Independent Director. The Lead Independent Director is charged with presiding at meetings of the stockholders and Board of Directors in the absence of the Chairman of the Board and with such other duties as assigned by the Board from time to time. In connection with creating the position, the Board of Directors also adopted resolutions providing for detailed powers and duties for the Lead Independent Director, including, among other things:
At present, three of the Registrants five directors satisfy the independence criteria prescribed under rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market. One of the two remaining directors, Randolph Gress, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Registrant, is not independent under those rules and currently serves as Chairman of the Board. As a result, under the newly adopted Bylaws, the Board of Directors, effective November 30, 2007, elected Gary Cappeline as the Lead Independent Director. Mr. Cappeline has served on the Board of Directors of the Registrant and its subsidiaries since January 2007 and sits on all three of its standing committees, Audit, Compensation, and Nominating & Corporate Governance. Mr. Cappelines election as the Lead Independent Director is for a term ending with the Registrants 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The following exhibits are filed with this report:
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Bylaws of Registrant, Amended and Restated as of November 30, 2007 |
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SIGNATURES
According 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.
INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||
Dated: December 6, 2007 | By: |
/s/ William N. Farran | ||
Name: | William N. Farran | |||
Title: | Vice President and General Counsel |
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