Edgar Filing: WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC

WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

DATED: March 9, 2018

/s/ Michael F. Colosi

Michael F. Colosi

General Counsel and Secretary

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): March 5, 2018

WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia

001-16769

11-6040273

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


675 Avenue of the Americas, 6^th Floor, New York, New York		10010
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 589-2700

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 March 5, 2018, the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the following modifications to the compensation arrangements of certain named executive officers: (a) for Nicholas P. Hotchkin, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, a (i) base salary increase in addition to his annual merit adjustment, bringing his new base salary to $618,754 per annum effective March 25, 2018 and (ii) new annual bonus target percentage of 85% effective beginning fiscal year 2018 and (b) for Ms. Corinne Pollier(-Bousquet), President, International of the Company, a new annual bonus target percentage of 60% effective beginning fiscal year 2018. The Committee also approved a change in Mr. Hotchkin’s title to Chief Financial Officer and President, Emerging Markets effective March 15, 2018.

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.