gic-20250807
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): August 7, 2025
Global Industrial Company | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) | ||
| Delaware | 1-13792 | 11-3262067 | ||||||||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
11 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, New York | 11050 | |||||||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 608-7000
| N.A. | ||
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||||||||||||||
| Common Stock ($.01 par value) | GIC | New York Stock Exchange | |||||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
On August 7, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Global Industrial Company (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, awarded a one-time special cash bonus of $1,000,000 (the “Bonus”) to Richard B. Leeds, the Company’s Executive Chairman, to be paid on or about August 15, 2025. The Bonus was awarded in recognition of Mr. Leeds’ leadership and service as the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer from August 9, 2024 until February 17, 2025. Mr. Leeds did not previously receive any supplemental compensation in respect of his service as Interim Chief Executive Officer.
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.
| GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY | ||||||||
| Date: August 8, 2025 | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Clark | |||||||
| Name: Thomas Clark | ||||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||