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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On September 18, 2023, Lancaster Colony Corporation (the “Corporation”) announced the appointment of George F. Knight III to the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as a Class II director, effective immediately, to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected. Mr. Knight was unanimously appointed by the Board on September 18, 2023. The Board has not yet appointed Mr. Knight to serve on any committees of the Board.
Mr. Knight does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction with the Corporation required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Knight and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director.
As with each of the Corporation’s other non-employee directors, Mr. Knight will be entitled to receive an annual retainer of $75,000, payable quarterly, as well as a grant of restricted stock with a grant date market value of approximately $100,000 to be awarded at a future date.
A press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Knight is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 20, 2023, entitled “Lancaster Colony Appoints George Knight to Board of Directors.” | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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.
| Lancaster Colony Corporation | ||||||
| Date: September 20, 2023 | By: | /s/ Matthew R. Shurte | ||||
| Matthew R. Shurte | ||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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