Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 17, 2022
Commission File Number 01-13697
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
52-1604305
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
160 S. Industrial Blvd., Calhoun, Georgia
30701
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (706) 629-7721
(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, $.01 par value
MHK
New York Stock Exchange
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 17, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Mohawk Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jerry W. Burris to the Board to serve as a director in Class II for the Company. Mr. Burris will serve with the other Class II directors for a term scheduled to expire at the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2024. He will not initially serve on any committees of the Board. Mr. Burris is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Midwest Can Company, a manufacturer of portable fuel cans and specialty containers.
Mr. Burris will participate in the Company’s non-employee director compensation program, which is described in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2021, as may be amended from time to time. Pursuant to the non-employee director compensation program, Mr. Burris will receive a pro-rata portion of the $80,000 annual cash retainer for service as a director for the remaining portion of the current term of the Company’s directors.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Burris and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as a member of the Board. Mr. Burris has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Date:
February 17, 2022
By:
/s/ R. David Patton
R. David Patton
Vice President - Business Strategy and General Counsel
