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): March 7, 2017

 

 

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-36557		51-0105665
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4640 Trueman Boulevard, Hilliard, Ohio 43026

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(614) 658-0050

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(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 March 7, 2017, Joseph A. Chlapaty, the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his intention to retire from the Company effective December 31, 2017.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 7, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the retirement of Mr. Chlapaty. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

99.1		Press release, dated March 7, 2017, issued by Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

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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.

Dated: March 7, 2017