UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 6, 2022

Generac Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34627	20-5654756
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

S45 W29290 Hwy 59
Waukesha, Wisconsin	53189
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(262) 544-4811

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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, $0.01 par value	GNRC	New York Stock Exchange

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:

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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 October 6, 2022, Thomas F. Pettit, Chief Operations Officer of Generac Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), gave notice of his intention to resign from the Company effective November 1, 2022, to pursue another business opportunity. Mr. Pettit has served as Chief Operations Officer of the Company since February 2020.

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.

	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC.
	/s/ Raj Kanuru
	Name:	Raj Kanuru
Date: October 12, 2022	Title:	EVP, General Counsel & Secretary