-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, K/8SNYwrsgEh6OdpNXyVa6WLQfUkkzBazc04Vuif+LmE3NEL+zjOwafkAdhqTZHI VsMiH6yKLMC88JI2ABlkrQ== 0001144204-09-007909.txt : 20090213 0001144204-09-007909.hdr.sgml : 20090213 20090213133129 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-09-007909 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090211 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition FILED AS OF DATE: 20090213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090213 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STONERIDGE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001043337 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714] IRS NUMBER: 341598949 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13337 FILM NUMBER: 09601148 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9400 EAST MARKET ST CITY: WARREN STATE: OH ZIP: 44484 BUSINESS PHONE: 3308562443 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9400 EAST MARKET ST CITY: WARREN STATE: OH ZIP: 44484 8-K 1 v139984_8-k.htm
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):  February 11, 2009


Commission file number: 001-13337

STONERIDGE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  Ohio  
  34-1598949  
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)


  9400 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio  
  44484  
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

  (330) 856-2443  
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 
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):
 
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ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 11, 2009, Stoneridge, Inc. issued a press release announcing the rescheduling of its earnings release for the fourth quarter and full-year 2008.  The press release also reaffirmed its full-year earnings outlook for 2008 excluding any goodwill-related impairment charges.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressed set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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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.

   
Stoneridge, Inc.
     
Date: February 13, 2009
 
/s/ George E. Strickler
   
George E. Strickler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index

99.1
Press release dated February 11, 2009, announced the rescheduling of our earnings release for the fourth quarter and full-year 2008 to February 25, 2009.

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EX-99.1 2 v139984_ex99-1.htm Unassociated Document

Exhibit 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STONERIDGE RESCHEDULES FOURTH-QUARTER 2008 EARNINGS
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CONFERENCE CALL TO FEBRUARY 25


WARREN, Ohio – February 11, 2009 – Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE: SRI) today announced that it is rescheduling its fourth-quarter 2008 earnings release and conference call from February 12, 2009 to February 25, 2009, to allow time to complete an analysis of asset impairment including goodwill.  The Company is also reaffirming its full-year earnings outlook for 2008 of $0.40 to $0.46 per diluted share excluding any goodwill-related impairment charges.  Fourth-quarter and full-year 2008 results will now be released before the market opens on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.  The Company will also broadcast its fourth-quarter 2008 earnings conference call live on the Internet that morning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time with President and Chief Executive Officer, John Corey; and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, George Strickler.

This webcast can be accessed through the Company’s Web site, www.stoneridge.com.  The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN’s Investor Distribution Network.  Individual investors can listen to the webcast at www.fulldisclosure.com.  Institutional investors can access the webcast via CCBN’s password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About Stoneridge, Inc.
Stoneridge, Inc., headquartered in Warren, Ohio, is an independent designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems principally for the automotive, medium- and heavy-duty truck, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets.  Additional information about Stoneridge can be found at www.stoneridge.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this release that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this release.  Things that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among other factors, the loss of a major customer; a significant change in automotive, medium- and heavy-duty truck or agricultural and off-highway vehicle production; a significant change in general economic conditions in any of the various countries in which the Company operates; labor disruptions at the Company’s facilities or at any of the Company’s significant customers or suppliers; the ability of the Company’s suppliers to supply the Company with parts and components at competitive prices on a timely basis; customer acceptance of new products; and the failure to achieve successful integration of any acquired company or business.  In addition, this release contains time-sensitive information that reflects management’s best analysis only as of the date of this release.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events, information or circumstances that arise after the date of this release.  Further information concerning issues that could materially affect financial performance related to forward-looking statements contained in this release can be found in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


For more information, contact:
Kenneth A. Kure, Corporate Treasurer and Director of Finance
330/856-2443

 
 

 
 
 
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