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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 24, 2021

 

 

THE ODP CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-10948   85-1457062

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

6600 North Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL     33496
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)

(561) 438-4800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report: N/A

 

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange

on which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   ODP  

The NASDAQ Stock Market

(NASDAQ Global Select Market)

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).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 8.01.

Other Events.

In connection with its previously announced plans to pursue a separation of The ODP Corporation (the “Company”) into two independent, publicly traded companies (the “Separation”), on August 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release that provides additional details on the Separation. The Company announced that, upon the completion of the Separation, Gerry P. Smith will continue to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company which will continue to be named The ODP Corporation, and Kevin Moffitt, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Retail Officer of the Company, will be appointed Chief Executive Officer of the spun-off company which will be named Office Depot, Inc. While the Company expects to complete the Separation in the first half of 2022, there can be no assurances regarding the ultimate timing of the Separation or that the Separation will be completed. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit 99.1    Press Release of The ODP Corporation, dated August 24, 2021.
Exhibit 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.


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.

 

    THE ODP CORPORATION
Date: August 24, 2021    

/s/ N. DAVID BLEISCH

    Name:   N. David Bleisch
    Title:   EVP, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary