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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.
On September 13, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TopBuild Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), expanded the size of the Board from seven to eight persons and appointed Ernesto Bautista III to serve as a Director for a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board also appointed Mr. Bautista to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Governance Committee.
Mr. Bautista in currently Chief Financial officer of BJ Energy Solutions LLC, an oil and gas service company. Prior to joining BJ Energy Solutions this year, Bautista served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) from 2009 to 2020. In addition, Bautista served in several senior management roles at W-H Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:WHQ), ultimately serving as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer prior to the Company’s sale to Smith International Inc. Mr. Bautista is a Certified Public Accountant (Texas) and holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Rice University.
Mr. Bautista will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2021.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Bautista and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Bautista was appointed to the Board. Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, the Company has not engaged in any transactions, and there are no proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, in which Mr. Bautista was or is to be a participant and in which any related person had a direct or indirect material interest in which the amount involved exceeds or exceeded $120,000.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 13, 2021, TopBuild issued a press release announcing the Board’s appointment of Mr. Bautista. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by TopBuild under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
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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.
TOPBUILD CORP. | |||
By: | /s/ John S. Peterson | ||
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| Name: | John S. Peterson |
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| Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: September 13, 2021 |
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Exhibit 99.1

TopBuild Welcomes Ernesto Bautista, III
to its Board of Directors

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – September 13, 2021 — TopBuild Corp. (NYSE:BLD), the leading purchaser, installer and distributor of insulation products to the U.S. construction industry, has appointed Ernesto Bautista, III, Chief Financial officer of BJ Energy Solutions LLC, an oil and gas service company, to the Company’s board of directors, which is now comprised of eight members.
Alec Covington, Chairman of the Board of TopBuild, said, “We are excited to add Ernesto to our Board of Directors. He brings extensive business experience, having served as the chief financial officer for multiple publicly traded companies for over 15 years. His strong financial expertise will complement and further enhance the skills and perspectives represented on our Board.”
Robert Buck, President and Chief Executive Officer of TopBuild, noted, “The TopBuild senior leadership team is looking forward to working with Ernesto during this time of growth at our Company. His extensive corporate strategy and financial management and analysis background will serve our Company well.”
Prior to joining BJ Energy Solutions this year, Bautista served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) from 2009 to 2020. In addition, Bautista served in several senior management roles at W-H Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:WHQ), ultimately serving as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer prior to the Company’s sale to Smith International Inc.
Bautista is a Certified Public Accountant (Texas) and holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Rice University.
About TopBuild
TopBuild Corp., a Fortune 1000 Company headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, is a leading installer and distributor of insulation and building material products to the U.S. construction industry. We provide insulation and building material services nationwide through TruTeam®, which has approximately 235 branches, and through Service Partners® which distributes insulation and building material products from approximately 75 branches. We leverage our national footprint to gain economies of scale while capitalizing on our local market presence to forge strong relationships with our customers. To learn more about TopBuild please visit our website at www.topbuild.com.
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