Philip Morris International 8K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

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): April 30, 2020

Philip Morris International Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Virginia	1-33708	13-3435103
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



120 Park Avenue	New York	New York	10017-5592
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (917) 663-2000

(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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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, no par value	PM	New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2021	PM21B	New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2021	PM21C	New York Stock Exchange
4.125% Notes due 2021	PM21	New York Stock Exchange
2.900% Notes due 2021	PM21A	New York Stock Exchange
2.625% Notes due 2022	PM22A	New York Stock Exchange
2.375% Notes due 2022	PM22B	New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2022	PM22	New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2022	PM22C	New York Stock Exchange
2.625% Notes due 2023	PM23	New York Stock Exchange
2.125% Notes due 2023	PM23B	New York Stock Exchange
3.600% Notes due 2023	PM23A	New York Stock Exchange



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
2.875% Notes due 2024	PM24	New York Stock Exchange
2.875% Notes due 2024	PM24C	New York Stock Exchange
0.625% Notes due 2024	PM24B	New York Stock Exchange
3.250% Notes due 2024	PM24A	New York Stock Exchange
2.750% Notes due 2025	PM25	New York Stock Exchange
3.375% Notes due 2025	PM25A	New York Stock Exchange
2.750% Notes due 2026	PM26A	New York Stock Exchange
2.875% Notes due 2026	PM26	New York Stock Exchange
0.125% Notes due 2026	PM26B	New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Notes due 2027	PM27	New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Notes due 2028	PM28	New York Stock Exchange
2.875% Notes due 2029	PM29	New York Stock Exchange
3.375% Notes due 2029	PM29A	New York Stock Exchange
0.800% Notes due 2031	PM31	New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Notes due 2033	PM33	New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Notes due 2036	PM36	New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2037	PM37A	New York Stock Exchange
6.375% Notes due 2038	PM38	New York Stock Exchange
1.450% Notes due 2039	PM39	New York Stock Exchange
4.375% Notes due 2041	PM41	New York Stock Exchange
4.500% Notes due 2042	PM42	New York Stock Exchange
3.875% Notes due 2042	PM42A	New York Stock Exchange
4.125% Notes due 2043	PM43	New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Notes due 2043	PM43A	New York Stock Exchange
4.250% Notes due 2044	PM44	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 April 30, 2020, Miroslaw Zielinski, Chief New Ventures Officer of Philip Morris International Inc. (the “Company”), announced his decision to take early retirement effective June 30, 2020. In connection with Mr. Zielinski’s early retirement, on April 30, 2020, he and Philip Morris Products S.A. entered into an Early Retirement Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”) with the following terms:

- Mr. Zielinski will receive a lump sum cash payment of CHF 2,019,245 (or $ 2,080,509¹), which is determined based on his years of service and includes an amount in lieu of his 2020 pro-rated incentive compensation award;

- Mr. Zielinski’s restricted share units will vest fully, and his performance share units will vest as scheduled and certified by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board; and

- Mr. Zielinski will receive a cash payment of CHF 1,417,514 (or $ 1,460,521¹) in exchange for his non-compete obligations.

The foregoing summary of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

¹ Using the average conversion rate on April 30, 2020 of CHF 1.00 = $ 1.03034.



Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d)	Exhibits



10.1	Early Retirement Agreement and Release, dated April 30, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Item 5.02).



104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101)

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.




PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.

By:		/s/ JERRY WHITSON
Name:		Jerry Whitson
Title:		Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

DATE: May 1, 2020

Philip Morris International (PM) 8-KDeparture of Directors or Certain Officers