Executive Change

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): June 23, 2021 ( June 18, 2021 ) ________________________________________________    WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Delaware 001-06024 38-1185150 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 9341 Courtland Drive N.E. , Rockford , Michigan 49351 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (616) 866-5500 ________________________________________________ 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):   ☐     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1 Par Value WWW 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 June 18, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Brendan L. Hoffman, the Company’s President and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, to succeed Blake W. Krueger as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of the end of the year (the “Effective Date”). The Board also appointed Mr. Krueger as the Executive Chairman of Wolverine Worldwide as of the Effective Date. Biographical information for Mr. Hoffman, who is 52 years old, is included in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2021. The terms of the Employment Agreement, Executive Severance Agreement and Indemnification Agreement between Mr. Hoffman and the Company are described in the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2020 and March 26, 2021. A copy of the Company's press release regarding these matters is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits: 99.1 Company Press Release dated June 23 , 2021 104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). 2 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. Dated: June 23, 2021 WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC. (Registrant)           /s/ Michael D. Stornant   Michael D. Stornant   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 3