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): July 16, 2015
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
WISCONSIN | 1-13923 | 39-0690900 |
(State or other | (Commission File | (IRS Employer |
jurisdiction of | Number) | Identification |
incorporation) |
| Number) |
100 PAPER PLACE
MOSINEE, WI 54455-9099
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(715) 693-4470
(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:
£
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 23.425)
£
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))
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Robert H. Yanker was appointed by the Wausau Paper Corp. Board of Directors to be a Class II director of the Company on July 16, 2015.
Mr. Yanker, 57, is a Director Emeritus with McKinsey & Company, with whom Mr. Yanker was affiliated from 1986 until his retirement in 2013. Mr. Yanker received both his B.A. and his M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Mr. Yanker’s service on committees of the Board of Directors will be determined when the Board meets in August 2015.
A news release describing Mr. Yanker’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1
News release dated July 22, 2015
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.
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
Date: July 22, 2015
By: SHERRI L. LEMMER
Sherri L. Lemmer
Senior Vice President–Finance
Chief Financial Officer
-2-
EXHIBIT INDEX
to
FORM 8-K
of
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
dated July 16, 2015
Pursuant to Section 102(d) of Regulation S-T
(17 C.F.R. §232.102(d))
Exhibit 99.1
News release dated July 22, 2015
-3-