Edgar Filing: Mueller Water Products, Inc.

Form 8-K

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): September 12, 2011

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

0001-32892

20-3547095

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1200 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(770) 206-4200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable.

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

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

On September 15, 2011, Mueller Water Products, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, as part of an effort to flatten the Company’s organizational structure, it is eliminating the position of chief operating officer as of October 1, 2011. As a result, Robert G. Leggett will no longer serve as chief operating officer of the Company as of October 1, 2011. In connection with this event, Mr. Leggett is eligible to receive compensation from the Company pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement with the Company, dated September 15, 2008 and as amended on December 1, 2009 (copies of which are filed as exhibits 10.13 and 10.13.1, respectively, to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010).

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

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release dated September 15, 2011

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.


Dated: September 15, 2011	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Evan L. Hart
		Evan L. Hart
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer