UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 14, 2010
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING N.V.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| The Netherlands | 001-34652 | 98-0641254 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Kolthofsingel 8, 7602 EM Almelo
The Netherlands
(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
31-546-879-555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On September 14, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (“STHNV”) appointed Martha Sullivan as President. Ms. Sullivan was previously appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of STHNV on March 8, 2010, and she will continue in her role as Chief Operating Officer in addition to her appointment as President. Ms. Sullivan has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Sensata Technologies, Inc. (“STI”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of STHNV, since January 2007. Ms. Sullivan has served as Chief Operating Officer and a director of STI since April 27, 2006. Ms. Sullivan served as Sensor Products Manager for the S&C business of Texas Instruments Incorporated since June 1997 and as a Vice President of Texas Instruments since 1998.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Sullivan and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Sullivan was appointed as President, and there have been no transactions and are currently no proposed transactions to which STHNV or any of its affiliates was or is a party in which Ms. Sullivan has a material interest. Ms. Sullivan is a party to an employment agreement with STI, dated May 12, 2006.
A press release dated September 27, 2010 announcing Ms. Sullivan’s appointment as President is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release of STHNV, dated September 27, 2010. |
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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.
| SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING N.V. | ||||
| /s/ JEFFREY COTE | ||||
| Date: September 27, 2010 | Name: | Jeffrey Cote | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of STHNV, dated September 27, 2010. | |
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