0001104659-12-043297.txt : 20120613 0001104659-12-043297.hdr.sgml : 20120613 20120613160454 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-12-043297 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120607 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120613 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120613 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SUPREME INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000350846 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TRUCK & BUS BODIES [3713] IRS NUMBER: 751670945 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08183 FILM NUMBER: 12905223 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 237 STREET 2: 2581 EAST KERCHER ROAD CITY: GOSHEN STATE: IN ZIP: 46528 BUSINESS PHONE: 5746423070 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 237 STREET 2: 2581 EAST KERCHER ROAD CITY: GOSHEN STATE: IN ZIP: 46528 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850813 8-K 1 a12-14583_18k.htm CURRENT REPORT OF MATERIAL EVENTS OR CORPORATE CHANGES

 

 

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 13, 2012 (June 7, 2012)

 

SUPREME INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-8183

 

75-1670945

(State of incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 237

2581 E. Kercher Road

Goshen, Indiana 46528

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (574) 642-3070

 


 

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):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.02                                             Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On June 7, 2012, the Board of Directors of Supreme Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Thomas B. Hogan, Jr. to serve as a director of the Company.

 

Mr. Hogan had nearly forty years’ experience with the public accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche.  He retired as the Chief Operating Officer, Northeast practice, with responsibility for the greater New York, New Jersey and Connecticut areas as well as Boston and Philadelphia.  In previous years he served as the Managing Partner of the Rochester, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and New Jersey offices of that firm.  Mr. Hogan is a member of the Board and is Chairman of the Audit Committee of Pictometry International Corporation, a privately held company in Rochester, New York, and a member of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Provident Bank of New Jersey.  Until it was sold in 2008, he was a director of Energy East Corporation, a public utility holding company which served New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire.

 

Mr. Hogan will serve on the Company’s Audit Committee.  He will be entitled to receive the same compensation for service as is provided to the Company’s other non-employee directors.  There are no family relationships between Mr. Hogan and any other executive officers or directors of the Company.

 

A copy of the Company’s press release dated June 13, 2012, announcing the election of Mr. Hogan to the Board of Directors, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

 

 

99.1 Press Release issued by Supreme Industries, Inc. dated June 13, 2012 regarding the election of Thomas B. Hogan, Jr. as a director.

 

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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.

 

 

 

SUPREME INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: June 13, 2012

 

By:

/s/ Matthew W. Long

 

 

 

Matthew W. Long

 

 

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer,

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release issued by Supreme Industries, Inc. dated June 13, 2012 regarding the election of Thomas B. Hogan, Jr. as a director.

 

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EX-99.1 2 a12-14583_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Thomas B. Hogan, Jr., Joins Supreme Board

 

Goshen, Ind.—June 13, 2012—Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: STS), a leading manufacturer of specialized commercial vehicles, including truck bodies, shuttle buses and armored vehicles, today announced that Thomas B. Hogan, Jr., has been elected to its Board of Directors.

 

Mr. Hogan, 66, is the retired chief operating officer, Northeast practice, of Deloitte & Touche. He enjoyed a nearly 40-year career with the public accounting firm, and at retirement, was responsible for the Greater New York, New Jersey and Connecticut areas, as well as Boston and Philadelphia. Previously, he served as managing partner of the Rochester, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and New Jersey offices of the firm. Hogan also served as director of Energy East Corporation, a public utility holding company, until its sale in 2008. He is a graduate of St. John Fisher College and the Northwestern University Executive Program.

 

Supreme’s Chairman of the Board Herbert M. Gardner stated: “We are pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Hogan to our Board. His experience serving numerous large, global companies, especially those in the manufacturing sector, along with his strong background in public company accounting and SEC reporting, will be very valuable to Supreme.”

 

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http://www.clearperspectivegroup.com/clearsite/sts/emailoptin.html.

 

About Supreme Industries

Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: STS), is a nationwide manufacturer of specialized truck bodies produced to the specifications of its customers. Supreme also manufactures special-purpose “shuttle-type” buses and armored vehicles. The Company’s transportation equipment products are used by a wide variety of industrial, commercial and law enforcement customers. News releases and other information on the Company are available on the Internet at: http://www.supremeind.com or http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=1482&to=ea&s=0

 

Other than historical facts contained, the matters set forth in this news release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, and reflect the view of management with respect to future events. When used in this report, words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” and similar expressions, as they relate to Supreme or its plans or operations, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions made by, and information currently available to management. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, and it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such expectations include, without limitation, an economic slowdown in the

 

Supreme Industries, Inc.

 

2581 East Kercher Road · PO Box 463 · Goshen, IN 46527

 



 

specialized vehicle industry, limitations on the availability of chassis on which Supreme’s product is dependent, availability of raw materials, raw material cost increases and severe interest rate increases. Furthermore, Supreme can provide no assurance that any raw material cost increases can be passed on to its customers through implementation of price increases for Supreme’s products. The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect the current view of management with respect to future events and are subject to those factors and other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions relating to the operations, results of operations, cash flows and financial position of Supreme. Supreme assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons actual results could differ from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.

 

CONTACT:

 

Supreme Industries, Inc.
Matthew W. Long, 574-642-4888 Ext. 415
Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer

 

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