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

February 27, 2023

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

Fortive Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-37654		47-5654583
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6920 Seaway Blvd

Everett, WA 98203

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (425) 446 - 5000

 

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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, 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 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 27, 2023, the Board of Directors of Fortive Corporation (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, adopted a policy (the “Cash Severance Policy”) providing that the Company will not enter into any new employment agreement, severance agreement or separation agreement with any “officer” of the Company covered in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (a “Section 16 Officer”), or establish any new severance plan or policy covering any Section 16 Officer, that provides for cash severance benefits exceeding 2.99 times the sum of such Section 16 Officer’s base salary plus target annual bonus opportunity without seeking shareholder ratification of such agreement, plan or policy.

The above description of the Cash Severance Policy is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Cash Severance Policy filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
10.1		Fortive Corporation Executive Officer Cash Severance Policy, effective February 27, 2023.
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.

 

				FORTIVE CORPORATION
				By:		/s/ Daniel B. Kim
				Name:		Daniel B. Kim
				Title:		Vice President - Associate General Counsel and Secretary

Date: March 2, 2023