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): May 8, 2023

 

Lancaster Colony Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Ohio		000-04065		13-1955943
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

380 Polaris Parkway
Suite 400
Westerville, Ohio		43082
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 224-7141

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, without par value		LANC		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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On May 9, 2023, Lancaster Colony Corporation (the “Corporation”) announced the appointment of Zena Srivatsa Arnold to the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as a Class II director, effective immediately, to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until her successor is duly elected. Ms. Arnold was unanimously appointed by the Board on May 8, 2023. The Board has not yet appointed Ms. Arnold to serve on any committees of the Board.

Ms. Arnold does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction with the Corporation required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Arnold and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director.

As with each of the Corporation’s other non-employee directors, Ms. Arnold will be entitled to receive an annual retainer of $75,000, payable quarterly, as well as a grant of restricted stock with a grant date market value of approximately $100,000 to be awarded at a future date.

A press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Arnold is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated May 9, 2023, entitled “Lancaster Colony Appoints Zena Srivatsa Arnold to Board of Directors.”
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

				Lancaster Colony Corporation
Date: May 9, 2023				By:		/s/ Matthew R. Shurte
						Matthew R. Shurte
						General Counsel and Secretary

 

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