Irinquiries@prestigebrands.com
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.
660 White Plains Road – Ste 250
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Telephone: 914-524-6819
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 30,
2010
PRESTIGE
BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32433 | 20-1297589 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
90 North Broadway,
Irvington, New York 10533
(Address
of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(914)
524-6810
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
[ ]
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230.425)
[ ]
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240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Reference is made to Exhibit 10.35 to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (the "Company")
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, which is the Employment Agreement (the
"Employment Agreement") for Charles N. Jolly, who, until March 31, 2010, was the
Company's General Counsel and Secretary. Effective March 31, 2010,
Mr. Jolly's employment with the Company was terminated. Pursuant to
the Employment Agreement, upon execution by Mr. Jolly of an appropriate release,
Mr. Jolly will be entitled to receive one year's salary plus bonus and certain
medical coverage for one year from the date of termination of
employment. The Employment Agreement also contains certain
non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions. The
foregoing summary of the material terms of the Employment Agreement and Mr.
Jolly's rights thereunder upon termination does not purport to be complete and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment
Agreement.
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April
5, 2010, the Company issued a press release, which is furnished hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein,
announcing that Eric S. Klee has been named the Company's General Counsel
and Secretary.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) See Exhibit Index
immediately following the signature page to this report, which is incorporated
herein by this reference.
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.
| Dated: April 5, 2010 | PRESTIGE BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Peter J. Anderson | |
| Name: Peter J. Anderson | |||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT
INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 5, 2010 (furnished only) |
Exhibit
99.1
PRESTIGE
BRANDS HOLDINGS NAMES ERIC S. KLEE GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
IRVINGTON, N.Y., April 5, 2010 --
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PBH) (the “Company”) announced today that
its Board of Directors has elected Eric S. Klee as General Counsel and
Secretary. Mr. Klee was previously the Associate General Counsel for
the Company which he joined in April 2006. He has practiced law since
1997 with positions at White & Case LLP and Kaye Scholer LLP.
According to Matthew Mannelly,
President and CEO, “We are pleased to promote Eric to this key position as part
of our senior management team. His broad base of experience in consumer products
and SEC law will serve the Company and its shareholders well as we move
forward.”
Mr. Klee replaces Charles N. Jolly,
who had served as the Company’s General Counsel since 2005.
About
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
The
Company markets and distributes brand name over-the-counter healthcare, personal
care and household products throughout the United States, Canada and certain
international markets. Key brands include Compound W(R) wart
treatments, Chloraseptic(R) sore throat relief and allergy treatment products,
New-Skin(R) liquid bandage, Clear Eyes(R) and Murine(R) eye care products,
Little Remedies(R) pediatric over-the-counter healthcare products, The
Doctor’s(R) NightGuard(TM) dental protector, Cutex(R) nail polish remover,
Comet(R) and Spic and Span(R) household cleaners, and other well-known
brands.
SOURCE:
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
Company
Contact: Dean Siegal, (914) 524-6819