Form 8-K COMPASS MINERALS INTERNA For: Nov 17

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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): November 17, 2014

Commission File Number 001-31921

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

9900 West 109th Street

Suite 100

Overland Park, KS 66210

(913) 344-9200

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

N/A

(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.

(c) Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

On November 18, 2014, Compass Minerals International, Inc. (the Company) announced Matthew Foulston will serve as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company effective December 2, 2014.

Mr. Foulston, age 50, comes to the Company from Navistar International in Chicago where he was the Senior Vice President of operations and corporate finance since 2012, and was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Navistar Truck since 2009. Prior to 2009, he also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Mazda North America and held several leadership positions at Ford Motor Company in Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. in his more than 20 year career at that company.

As compensation for his services as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Foulston will receive an annual base salary of $450,000 and will be eligible to participate in the Companys Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) with a bonus opportunity for 2015 equal to 65% of base salary, with any payout dependent on performance and the other terms and conditions of the AIP. Mr. Foulston will be eligible to participate in the the Company's long term incentive plan starting in 2015 (granted in March of each year) subject to board approval, with a target of 130% of annual base salary. He will receive a one-time cash payment of�$300,000, subject to pro-rated repayment in the event employment with the Company should terminate before December 1, 2015.

Mr. Foulston will also receive a one-time grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) worth $300,000 on December 2, 2014. These RSUs will be subject to a performance hurdle based on 2015 EBITDA and will vest on March 1, 2016.

Mr. Foulston will also be eligible for other benefits including participation in the Companys other plans, relocation assistance and $20,000 cash for moving expenses, four weeks of paid time off and other company benefits including healthcare.

The departure of the current Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, Rodney L. Underdown, was announced by the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 8, 2014. Mr. Underdown will cease to serve in that role on December 2, 2014, and will remain available to the Company until December 31, 2014 to assist with a transition of his responsibilities.

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Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

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.

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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Compass Minerals Names Matthew J. Foulston New CFO

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Nov. 18, 2014)  Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) announced today that Matthew J. Foulston will join the company as chief financial officer effective Dec. 2, 2014.

Foulston comes to Compass Minerals from Navistar International in Chicago where he was the senior vice president of operations and corporate finance. Previously, he was the vice president and chief financial officer at Navistar Truck. He also served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Mazda North America and held several leadership positions at Ford Motor Company in Germany, the U.K. and the U.S.

Matthew brings nearly 30 years of global finance experience to Compass Minerals, said Fran Malecha, chief executive officer. His background in key operational finance roles is a great fit for our company. He will join our senior management team, and I am confident that his leadership will allow us to continue improving our operating and financial efficiency and assist us in creating greater shareholder value. I look forward to working with him to build on our strong financial position.

Foulston holds a Bachelor of Science with honors in Economics from Loughborough University in Leicestershire, U. K. Currently, he resides in Chicago and will relocate to the companys headquarters in Overland Park, Kan.

In July of this year, Compass Minerals announced that current CFO Rodney Underdown, would be leaving the company by the end of 2014 and would assist with the transition to a new CFO.

About Compass Minerals

Compass Minerals is a leading provider of essential minerals that provide solutions to natures challenges, including salt for winter roadway safety and other consumer, industrial and agricultural uses, and specialty plant nutrition minerals that improve the quality and yield of crops. The company produces its minerals at locations throughout the U.S. and Canada and in the U.K. For more information about Compass Minerals and its products, please visit www.compassminerals.com.

Investor Contact:

Theresa L. Womble, Director of Investor Relations

+1-913-344-9362

Media Contact:

Mary Padilla, Director of Corporate Affairs

+1-913-344-9317

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