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: November 11, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported)
H.B. FULLER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-09225
| Minnesota | 41-0268370 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1200 Willow Lake Boulevard
P.O. Box 64683
St. Paul, MN 55164-0683
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(651) 236-5900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 11, 2015, H.B. Fuller Company (the “Company”) announced that it has been awarded damages in the amount of $12.8 million in its arbitration case against Accenture LLP related to the company’s ERP (enterprise resource planning software) implementation in 2014. The arbitrator also ruled that H.B. Fuller did not owe $1.4 million in fees, bringing the total monetary relief to over $14 million. A copy of the press release that discusses this matter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 11, 2015, issued by H.B. Fuller Company |
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.
| H.B. FULLER COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy J. Keenan | |
| Timothy J. Keenan | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: November 12, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 11, 2015, issued by H.B. Fuller Company | |