0001354488-12-006379.txt : 20121211 0001354488-12-006379.hdr.sgml : 20121211 20121211161304 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001354488-12-006379 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121207 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121211 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000080172 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORDNANCE & ACCESSORIES, (NO VEHICLES/GUIDED MISSILES) [3480] IRS NUMBER: 390494170 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02451 FILM NUMBER: 121256634 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3925 N HASTINGS WAY CITY: EAU CLAIRE STATE: WI ZIP: 54703 BUSINESS PHONE: 7158392121 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3925 N HASTINGS WAY CITY: EAU CLAIRE STATE: WI ZIP: 54703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710509 8-K 1 npk_8k.htm CURRENT REPORT npk_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2012
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National Presto Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in this chapter)

 
Wisconsin   1-2451   39-0494170
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
 (Commission
File Number)
  
 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
3925 North Hastings Way
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
   54703-3703
(Address of principal executive office)    (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 715-839-2121

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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:

   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 240.13a-4(c))
 
 
 
 
 
Item 8.01 Other Events

The Registrant announced on December 7, 2012 its decision to pay its annual 2013 dividend in 2012.  A press release describing the award is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.            Description
Press Release of National Presto Industries, Inc. dated December 7, 2012.

Forward looking statements in this Form 8-K are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are certain important factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made herein. Investors are cautioned that all forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainty. In addition to the factors discussed above, among the other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: government defense spending and defense requirements; termination for the convenience of the government; interest rates; continuity of relationships with and purchases by the United States Government and other major customers; unexpected problems or events experienced by subcontractors, team members, or their respective suppliers or subcontractors; product mix; competitive pressure on pricing; increases in material, freight/shipping, labor or other production costs that cannot be recouped through pricing; and such other factors as may be described from time to time in the Registrant’s SEC filings.

 
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SIGNATURE

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.
 
 
National Presto Industries, Inc.
  
       
Date: December 11, 2011
By:
/s/ Maryjo Cohen  
    Name: Maryjo Cohen  
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  
       
 
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EX-99.1 2 npk_ex991.htm NEWS RELEASE npk_ex991.htm
EXHIBIT 99.1
 
 
PRESTO® Tel.  715-839-2164
National Presto Industries, Inc. Fax. 715-839-2148
Eau Claire, WI  54703-3703 715-839-2122
  715-839-2242
 
 
NEWS RELEASE
                                                CONTACT:   Randy Lieble
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(715) 839-2164



NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES
EARLY PAYMENT OF ITS 2013 DIVIDEND

           Eau Claire, Wisconsin (December 7, 2012) -- National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NPK) The Board of Directors of National Presto Industries, Inc. announced today its decision to pay the annual 2013 dividend in 2012.  Under normal circumstances, the payment would be made in March 2013, however, given the uncertainty over federal tax rates, the Board decided to accelerate the payment date.  The 2013 dividend consists of the regular dividend of $1.00 per share, plus an extra of $5.50 and is the most recent in an unbroken history of sixty-nine years.  The record date will be December 17, 2012, and the payment date, December 28, 2012.
 
National Presto Industries, Inc. operates in three business segments.  The Housewares/ Small Appliance segment designs and sells small household appliances and pressure cookers under the PRESTO® brand name and is widely recognized as an innovator of new products. The Defense segment manufactures in the U.S.A. a variety of products, including medium caliber training and tactical ammunition, demolition devices, fuzes, cartridge cases, less-lethal munitions and less-lethal accessory equipment.  The Absorbent Products segment is primarily engaged in the manufacture of private label and PRESTO® branded adult incontinence products in the U.S.A.
 
 
 
This release contains “forward looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results and those presently anticipated or projected.  In addition to the factors discussed above, other important risk factors are delineated in the Company’s various SEC filings.