Form 8-K ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC For: Apr 05
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 5, 2018
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)
1-12273 | 51-0263969 |
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) | (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
6901 PROFESSIONAL PKWY EAST, SUITE 200, SARASOTA, FLORIDA | 34240 |
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | (ZIP CODE) |
(941) 556-2601
(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
(FORMER NAME OR ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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Item 5.02 (d) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Election of New Director
On April 5, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Roper Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Shellye L. Archambeau as a new director of the Company. The Company anticipates that Ms. Archambeau will be appointed to one or more of the Board’s committees in June.
A copy of the news release dated April 6, 2018, announcing the election described above, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: April 9, 2018 | By: | /s/ John K. Stipancich |
John K. Stipancich | ||
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Contact Information: Investor Relations 941-556-2601 |  Roper Technologies, Inc. |
Shellye L. Archambeau Joins Roper Technologies Board of Directors
Sarasota, Florida, April 6, 2018 ... Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP), a diversified technology company, announced that Shellye L. Archambeau has been elected to its Board of Directors. Ms. Archambeau most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of MetricStream, Inc., a global provider of governance, risk, compliance and quality management solutions across diverse industries. Prior to joining MetricStream, Ms. Archambeau served as Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Sales of Loudcloud, Inc., Chief Marketing Officer of NorthPoint Communications, and President of Blockbuster Inc.’s e-commerce division. Before she joined Blockbuster, she held domestic and international executive positions during a 15-year career at IBM.
“Shellye is a tremendous addition to our Board, bringing expertise in technology innovations, ecommerce, digital media and communications,” said Brian Jellison, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Roper Technologies. “She complements our dynamic Board with her advanced commercial proficiency and breadth of leadership experiences. Shellye’s experiences in Silicon Valley’s emerging company community, as well as her prior experience at IBM, provide her with global perspectives on developing and marketing software, emerging technology applications and solutions.”
Ms. Archambeau also serves on the boards of MetricStream, Nordstrom, Inc. and Verizon, Inc., and was a director of Arbitron from 2005 to 2013.
About Roper Technologies
Roper Technologies is a constituent of the S&P 500, Fortune 1000, and the Russell 1000 indices. Roper operates businesses that design and develop software (both license and software-as-a-service) and engineered products and solutions for a variety of niche end markets. Additional information about Roper is available on the Company’s website at www.ropertech.com.