WORLD KINECT CORP — Regulatory Filings 2021

Sep 7, 2021

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 2, 2021

WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-9533 (Commission File Number) 59-2459427 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9800 N.W. 41st Street Miami , Florida (Address of principal executive offices) 33178 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 305 ) 428-8000

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	INT	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. Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Effective September 2, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of World Fuel Services Corporation (the “Company”) elected Jill B. Smart as a director of the Company. Ms. Smart will serve as a member of the Compensation and Governance committees.

Ms. Smart will receive the standard non-employee director compensation for serving on the Board and its committees, including 3,516 restricted stock units representing a pro-rated portion of the annual equity grant, which will vest on the earlier of: (i) the day prior to the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders or (ii) May 21, 2022. The Company also entered into a director indemnification agreement with Ms. Smart, the form of which was previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2003.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Smart and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Smart was selected as a director of the Company. Ms. Smart is also not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Ms. Smart is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 7, 2021.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 7, 2021
/s/ Amy Avalos Quintana
Amy Avalos Quintana
Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 7, 2021.