8-K W Davis


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 23, 2014

FLIR Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Oregon
0-21918
93-0708501
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

27700 SW Parkway Avenue
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices, including zip code)

(503) 498-3547
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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

Retirement of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
On May 23, 2014, William W. Davis, the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FLIR Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his intent to retire effective as of June 30, 2014. Mr. Davis has served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company since 2007. In connection with his retirement, it is expected that the Company will provide Mr. Davis with a lump sum payment equal to approximately four months of his base salary. The Company has initiated a search for Mr. Davis’s successor.



    






SIGNATURE

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.


Dated: May 27, 2014     FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.


By /s/ Anthony L. Trunzo    
Anthony L. Trunzo
Sr. Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer