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): February 9, 2016

 

 

WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia		001-16769		11-6040273
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
675 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, New York				10010
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 589-2700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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:

 

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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 February 9, 2016, Jeanine Lemmens, President, United Kingdom of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of her decision to leave the Company effective April 5, 2016 to join a Netherlands-based, private equity-backed company as its Chief Executive Officer. Her roles will be assumed by other Company executives.

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

				WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
DATED: February 12, 2016				By:		/s/ Nicholas P. Hotchkin
				Name:		Nicholas P. Hotchkin
				Title:		Chief Financial Officer