8-K
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF)
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):
July 20, 2025
CF
Industries Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32597 | 20-2697511 |
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| (State<br> or other jurisdiction<br><br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (IRS<br> Employer<br><br> Identification No.) |
| 2375 Waterview Drive **** <br>Northbrook , Illinois | 60062 | |
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| (Address<br> of principal <br><br> executive offices) | (Zip<br> Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(847
) 405-2400
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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, par value $0.01 per share | CF | 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).
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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. |
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On July 20, 2025, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Distribution, Ashraf Malik, informed CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) that he intends to retire from employment with the Company effective as of April 1, 2026.
On July 24, 2025, the Company issued a press release with respect thereto. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 24, 2025 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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: | July 24,<br> 2025 | CF<br> INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Michael<br> P. McGrane | ||
| Name: | Michael<br> P. McGrane | ||
| Title: | Vice<br> President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
2375 Waterview Drive
Northbrook, IL 60062
www.cfindustries.com
For additional information:
| Media | Investors |
|---|---|
| Chris Close | Darla Rivera |
| Senior Director, Corporate Communications | Director, Investor Relations |
| 847-405-2542 – cclose@cfindustries.com | 847-405-2045 – darla.rivera@cfindustries.com |
CF Industries’ Ashraf K. Malik to Retireas Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Distribution, April 1, 2026; Trevor Williams Named Successor
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – July 24, 2025 – CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF), a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, today announced that Ashraf K. Malik, senior vice president, manufacturing and distribution, has informed the Company that he will retire from CF Industries effective April 1, 2026. Trevor Williams, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in nitrogen and chemicals manufacturing, will join CF Industries upon Mr. Malik’s retirement and succeed him as senior vice president, manufacturing and distribution.
“I am grateful for the many contributions Ashraf has made to CF Industries’ success over the past 13 years,” said Chris Bohn, executive vice president and chief operating officer, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. “He has played a pivotal leadership role as our network has grown over that time, driving our culture of safety excellence and helping the Company deliver industry-leading operational performance. I thank Ashraf for all he has done for the Company and congratulate him on a successful and rewarding career over the past 30-plus years with CF Industries, GrowHow UK, Terra Industries and ICI.”
“We are pleased to have Trevor joining us to succeed Ashraf,” said Bohn. “We believe Trevor’s commitment to safety, leadership, and deep expertise will serve CF Industries well as we build on our track record of operational excellence.”
Mr. Williams most recently was the Executive Vice President and President of Nitrogen and Phosphate at Nutrien and was previously Senior Vice President of Nitrogen Operations at Nutrien. Before joining Nutrien (formerly Agrium) in 2011, he worked for Nova Chemicals in various engineering, leadership, and management roles. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Mount Allison University and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (Dalhousie).
About CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. With our employees focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management, we are on a path to decarbonize our ammonia production network – the world’s largest – to enable low-carbon hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement and other industrial activities. Our manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy. CF Industries routinely posts investor announcements and additional information on the Company’s website at www.cfindustries.com and encourages those interested in the Company to check there frequently.