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, 2017
SPARTON CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio | 1-1000 | 38-1054690 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
425 Martingale Road Suite 1000 Schaumburg, Illinois |
60173-2213 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 772-7866
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
On June 13, 2017, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Sparton Corporation (the Company) approved an amendment (the Amendment) to the Companys Code of Regulations (the Code) effective as of June 13, 2017. The Amendment extended the deadline for shareholders to nominate persons for election to the Board at the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders to August 18, 2017. Any director nominations received by the Company at or prior to the close of business on August 18, 2017, and otherwise complying with the Code, may be brought before the Companys 2017 annual meeting of shareholders.
The above description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is included as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Amendment to Sparton Corporations Amended and Restated Code of Regulations, effective as of June 13, 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 thereunto duly authorized.
SPARTON CORPORATION | ||||||
Dated: June 15, 2017 | By: | /s/ Joseph J. Hartnett | ||||
Joseph J. Hartnett, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF REGULATIONS
Effective June 13, 2017, Sparton Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the Company), does hereby certify that the Board of Directors of the Company adopted resolutions pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code and the Companys Amended and Restated Code of Regulations (the Code of Regulations) approving and adopting the following amendment to the Code of Regulations of the Company:
Article I, Section 10(B)(ii) of the Code of Regulations is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
With respect to any nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, a shareholders notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days nor more than two hundred and forty (240) days prior to the one year anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, except that with respect to the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, a shareholders notice with respect to the nominations of any persons for election to the Board of Directors must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company no later than August 18, 2017; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not earlier than the two hundred and fortieth (240th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such annual meeting was first made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate is effective as of the 13th day of June, 2017.
SPARTON CORPORATION | ||||||
By: | /s/ Joseph J. Hartnett | |||||
Name: | Joseph J. Hartnett | |||||
Title: | Interim President and Chief Executive Officer |