8-K

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 20, 2017

Dorman Products, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania	000-18914	23-2078856
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3400 East Walnut Street, Colmar, Pennsylvania	18915
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 997-1800

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.

(b) On February 20, 2017, Edgar W. Levin notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dorman Products, Inc. (the “Company”) that he intends to retire from the Board and will not stand for re-election as a director at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). Mr. Levin’s term as a director will cease at the conclusion of the 2017 Annual Meeting. Mr. Levin will remain as a director and a member of each committee of the Board to which he was appointed until the end of his term. Mr. Levin’s decision to retire from the Board was not due to any disagreement between Mr. Levin and the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. The Company intends to commence a search for a new director to replace Mr. Levin.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated February 21, 2017.

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.

	DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC.
Date: February 21, 2017	By:	/s/ Kevin Olsen
	Name:	Kevin Olsen
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated February 21, 2017.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Kevin Olsen, CFO, kolsen@dormanproducts.com, (215) 997-1800. Visit our website at www.dormanproducts.com

Dorman Products, Inc. Announces the Retirement of

Edgar W. Levin from its Board of Directors

COLMAR, PENNSYLVANIA (February 21, 2017) – Dorman Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:DORM) today announced that Edgar W. Levin, has notified the Company that he intends to retire from the Company’s Board and will not stand for re-election as a director at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Levin’s term as director will cease at the conclusion of the 2017 Annual Meeting. Mr. Levin will remain a director and as a member of each committee of the Board to which he was appointed until the end of his term. Mr. Levin has served as a director since 1991. Mr. Levin will continue to serve as the President of Ed Levin Associates, a management consulting firm located in Boynton Beach, Florida. Mr. Levin is a former Senior Vice President of Paramount Communications, Inc., a media and entertainment company and its predecessor, Gulf & Western Industries, a large conglomerate and major manufacturer and distributor of automotive aftermarket parts. Mr. Levin was a member of the Office of the Chairman at Paramount Communications.

“On behalf of the entire Board, I would like to thank Ed for his many years of service and invaluable contributions to our Company and the Board” said Steven Berman, the Company’s Executive Chairman. “In addition to his 26 years of dedicated service as a member of the Board, Ed served with distinction as our Compensation Committee chair and provided invaluable guidance as the business has grown and matured.” The Company intends to commence a search for a new director to replace Mr. Levin.

Dorman Products, Inc. is a leading supplier of Dealer “Exclusive” automotive replacement parts, automotive hardware, brake products, and household hardware to the Automotive Aftermarket and Mass Merchandise markets. Dorman products are marketed under the Dorman^®, OE Solutions™, HELP!^®, AutoGrade™, First Stop™, Conduct-Tite^®, TECHoice™, Dorman^® Hybrid Drive Batteries and Dorman HD Solutions™ brand names.