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 15, 2018
 
Acushnet Holdings Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

	
			
Delaware	001-37935	45-2644353	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	(Commission
File Number)	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
 
333 Bridge Street
Fairhaven, Massachusetts 02719
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(800) 225‑8500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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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 June 15, 2018, William Burke informed Acushnet Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) that he will retire as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company as of January 1, 2019.

The Company intends to appoint Thomas Pacheco, the Company’s current Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at that time.  

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.

	
			
 	ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP.	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Brendan M. Gibbons	
 	Name:	Brendan M. Gibbons	
 	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	
 
Date: June 19, 2018