0001140361-17-038055.txt : 20171010 0001140361-17-038055.hdr.sgml : 20171010 20171010163731 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-17-038055 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171010 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20171010 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171010 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STRATTEC SECURITY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000933034 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714] IRS NUMBER: 391804239 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 0703 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-25150 FILM NUMBER: 171130889 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3333 WEST GOOD HOPE ROAD CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53209 BUSINESS PHONE: 4142473333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3333 W GOOD HOPE ROAD CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53209 8-K 1 form8k.htm 8-K
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 10, 2017

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Wisconsin
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 
0-25150
  
39-1804239
  
 
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)
  

 
3333 West Good Hope Road
Milwaukee, WI
  
 
53209
  
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)
  

(414) 247-3333
(Registrant's telephone number; including area code)
 
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):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The 2017 Annual Meeting (the "Annual Meeting") of Shareholders of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (the "Company") was held on October 10, 2017.  A total of 3,699,754 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, were eligible and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and a total of 3,098,005 shares of the Company's Common Stock were represented at the Annual Meeting.  The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
 
1.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors:
 
The following individuals, who were nominated for election to the Board of Directors, were elected by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting for a term of three years expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders.
 
 
Name
  
Votes
For
    
Votes
Withheld
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
Michael J. Koss
    
3,021,589
      
76,416
      
0
  
David R. Zimmer
    
2,663,519
      
434,486
      
0
  
 
The nomination of the above listed directors was made by the Board of Directors and no other nominations were made by any shareholder. Each of Mr. Koss and Mr. Zimmer were completing a three year term as members of the Board of Directors at the date of the Annual Meeting.
 
The terms of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Harold M. Stratton II (until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders); Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr. (until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders); and Frank J. Krejci (until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders).
 
2.
Proposal 2: Advisory (non-binding) vote on the executive compensation awarded to the Company's named executive officers:
 
The shareholders voted at the Annual Meeting in favor of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting.
 
Votes For
    
Votes Against
    
Abstentions
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
 
3,003,028
      
88,374
      
6,603
      
0
  
 
3.
Proposal 3: Advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers:
 
The shareholders voted to recommend that the Company include an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") every year.
 
One Year
    
Two Years
    
Three Years
    
Abstentions
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
 
2,696,719
      
11,662
      
385,678
      
3,946
      
0
  
 
In accordance with the shareholder voting results, in which every "One Year" received the highest number of votes cast on the frequency proposal, and the Board of Directors' recommendation in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, the Company's Board of Directors has determined that future shareholder non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation will continue to occur every one year.  Accordingly, the next shareholder non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation will be held at the Company's 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  The next required shareholder non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency interval will be held in six years at the Company's 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
 
Section 7 – Regulation FD
 
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On October 10, 2017, STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing the declaration of a quarterly dividend.  A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.  The attached Exhibit 99.1 is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K.
 
The information in this Form 8-K, including Items 7.01 and 9.01, and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
99.1 ‑‑ Press Release of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, issued October 10, 2017.
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
Date:  October 10, 2017
    
 
By:
/s/ Patrick J. Hansen
   
Patrick J. Hansen, Senior Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
 
FOR RELEASE AT 3:00 PM CST
 
Contact:  Pat Hansen
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
414-247-3435
www.strattec.com
 
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (NASDAQ:STRT) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors, at its meeting held October 10, 2017, declared a cash dividend for the Company’s 2018 fiscal second quarter of $0.14 per common share.  The dividend is payable on December 29, 2017 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2017.
 
STRATTEC designs, develops, manufactures and markets automotive Access Control Products, including mechanical locks and keys, electronically enhanced locks and keys, steering column and instrument panel ignition lock housings, latches, power sliding side door systems, power lift gate systems, power deck lid systems, door handles and related products. These products are provided to customers in North America, and on a global basis through a unique strategic relationship with WITTE Automotive of Velbert, Germany and ADAC Automotive of Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Under this relationship, STRATTEC, WITTE and ADAC market our products to global customers under the “VAST” brand name.  STRATTEC’s history in the automotive business spans over 100 years.
 

Certain statements contained in this release contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “planned,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” and “would.”   Such forward-looking statements in this release are inherently subject to many uncertainties in the Company’s operations and business environment.  These uncertainties include general economic conditions, in particular, relating to the automotive industry, consumer demand for the Company’s and its customers’ products, competitive and technological developments, customer purchasing actions, changes in warranty provisions and customers’ product recall policies, foreign currency fluctuations, and costs of operations (including fluctuations in the cost of raw materials).  Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release.  In addition, such uncertainties and other operational matters are discussed further in the Company’s quarterly and annual filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.