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): May 27, 2008
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-32597 |
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20-2697511
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4 Parkway North, Suite 400 (Address of principal |
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60015 |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (847) 405-2400
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 27, 2008, Stephen R. Wilson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (the Company), entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (the Plan) with a broker to sell Company common stock to be acquired upon exercise of certain of Mr. Wilsons employee stock options. The Plan is in addition to the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously disclosed on the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 29, 2007 and the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously disclosed on the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008.
Pursuant to the Plan, stock options with respect to a maximum of 200,000 shares of common stock may be exercised and the underlying common stock sold within a predetermined range of dates between August 2008 and February 2010, subject to certain predetermined criteria based on the market price of the Companys common stock, after which time the Plan will terminate. The Plan may be cancelled as provided in the Plan. Mr. Wilson entered into the Plan as part of his personal long-term investment strategy for asset diversification.
Any transactions under the Plan will be reported by Mr. Wilson through Rule 144 filings and individual Form 4 filings with the SEC, as appropriate.
The Plan is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Companys insider trading policy. Rule 10b5-1 allows corporate insiders to establish prearranged written stock trading plans at a time when the insider is not aware of material, nonpublic information. Subsequent receipt by the insider of material, nonpublic information will not prevent prearranged transactions under the Rule 10b5-1 plan from being executed.
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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.
Date: May 28, 2008 |
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By: |
/s/ Douglas C. Barnard |
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Douglas C. Barnard |
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Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary |
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