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 6, 2021

 

Fortive Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-37654		47-5654583
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

6920 Seaway Blvd Everett, WA		98203
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

(425) 446-5000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading symbols		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share		FTV		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On July 6, 2021, Fortive Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Elimination with respect to the Company’s 5.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Preferred Stock”), which upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (“Delaware Secretary”), eliminated from the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as heretofore amended, all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designations with respect to the Preferred Stock filed with the Delaware Secretary on June 29, 2018.

Following the mandatory conversion of the outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock on July 1, 2021, there were no outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock. A copy of the Certificate of Elimination relating to the Preferred Stock is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Certificate of Elimination relating to the Preferred Stock
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

 

Date: July 6, 2021