8-K 1 k90867e8vk.txt CURRENT REPORT, DATED JANUARY 3, 2005 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): JANUARY 3, 2005 TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MICHIGAN 0-452 38-1093240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 100 EAST PATTERSON STREET TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN 49286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (517) 423-8411 (NOT APPLICABLE) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) 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): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS Effective January 1, 2005, Kent B. Herrick, 35, the son of Todd W. Herrick, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company will serve as Executive Vice President in the Office of the Chairman. Since 2001, Kent Herrick has served as a Vice President and Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Herrick was the General Manager of the Company's Applied Electronics division and prior to that held a number of divisional engineering positions with the Company in increasingly responsible supervisory roles. Mr. Herrick also serves on the Supervisory Board of Motoco a.s., the Company's subsidiary in the Czech Republic. Kent Herrick is also a trustee of the Herrick Foundation, a significant shareholder of the Company. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99. ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits: Exhibit No. Description 99 Press release dated January 3, 2005 # # # 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. TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY Date: January 3, 2005 By /s/ James S. Nicholson ------------------------------------- James S. Nicholson Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer ii EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99 Press release dated January 3, 2005