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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 1, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hubbell Incorporated (the “Company”) elected Rhett A. Hernandez as an independent director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Hernandez was appointed to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and the Board’s Finance Committee upon the commencement of his term as a member of the Board.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Hernandez and any other person relating to the selection of Mr. Hernandez as a director of the Company. Neither Mr. Hernandez nor any immediate family member of Mr. Hernandez has been or is currently proposed to be a participant in any transaction that would be required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.404(a)).
Mr. Hernandez will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements established by the Company, as described under the section entitled “Director Compensation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2020.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 104 | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K. | |
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.
| HUBBELL INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Katherine A. Lane | |
| Name: | Katherine A. Lane | |
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: March 2, 2021