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):  November 13, 2017

 

Intrepid Potash, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

707 17th Street, Suite 4200

Denver, Colorado  80202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(303) 296-3006

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 5.02(b)                            Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Intrepid Potash, Inc. (“Intrepid”) has appointed Mark A. McDonald as its Vice President of Sales and Marketing.  Mr. McDonald has over 28 years of experience in the North American agriculture industry and has been with Intrepid since 2013.  On November 13, 2017, Jeffrey C. Blair submitted his resignation as Intrepid’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing effective as of November 28, 2017, to pursue an out-of-state career opportunity.

 

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.

 

	INTREPID POTASH, INC.
Dated: November 15, 2017	By:	/s/ Margaret E. McCandless
		Margaret E. McCandless
		Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

 

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