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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)			January 31, 2022

 

OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-12622 36-2048898

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Commission File Number

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

410 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 400 60611-4213

Chicago, Illinois (Zip Code)

     (Address of principal executive offices)

            Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312) 321-1515

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 $0.10 per share			ODC			New York Stock Exchange

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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.

(c)

On January 31, 2022, Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Christopher B. Lamson as Group Vice President of Retail and Wholesale. Mr. Lamson, 49, was previously with Central Garden and Pet where he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Pet Home Essentials from 2019-2021 and as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and General Manager of Breeder’s Choice Pet Food from 2018-2019. Prior to joining Central Garden and Pet, Mr. Lamson held the position of Vice President and General Manager for the Walmart Inc. Global Team at Kimberly-Clark Corporation from 2017-2018 and served as the CEO of Cheyenne Products from 2012-2016. In 1994, Mr. Lamson began his 18 year career at The Clorox Company where he held a variety of senior leadership roles including Vice President, General Manager of the Food and Charcoal Division and Vice President, General Manager of Clorox’s Walmart Inc. Multi-Functional Customer Team. Mr. Lamson holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from St. Mary’s College of California.    

			Item 8.01			Other Events.

 

The Company issued a press release on January 31, 2022 announcing the appointment of Mr. Lamson described in Item 5.02 above, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information in this Item 8.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such disclosure in this Form 8-K in such a filing.

			Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit Number						Description of Exhibits
99.1						Press Release dated January 31, 2022

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

			OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
			By:			/s/ Laura G. Scheland
						Laura G. Scheland
						Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date:  January 31, 2022

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