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): March 24, 2020

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	1-9183	39-1382325
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission      File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3700 West Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(414) 342-4680

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 par value per share	HOG	New York Stock Exchange

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:

☐ 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)

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Paul Krause, Assistant General Counsel, has been promoted to Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (“Harley-Davidson”) effective immediately. Mr. Krause joined Harley-Davidson in 2016 and has served as interim Chief Legal Officer for the Company since November 2019.

Michelle Kumbier will be leaving her role as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Harley Davidson Motor Company, Inc. ("Motor Company"), a subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, effective April 3, 2020. Ms. Kumbier’s former product and operations responsibilities will be assumed by Bryan Niketh, Vice President of Product Development of the Motor Company, who has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Product and Operations. In her role as Chief Operating Officer of the Motor Company, Ms. Kumbier was also responsible for global sales. The global sales function will be the interim responsibility of Jochen Zeitz, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, until a leader is appointed in this area.

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.

	HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.
Date: March 30, 2020		By:	/s/ Paul J. Krause
			Paul J. Krause
			Secretary

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Cover Page	Mar. 24, 2020
Cover page.
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 24, 2020
Entity Registrant Name	Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	WI
Entity File Number	1-9183
Entity Tax Identification Number	39-1382325
Entity Address, Address Line One	3700 West Juneau Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	Milwaukee
Entity Address, State or Province	WI
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	53208
City Area Code	414
Local Phone Number	342-4680
Title of 12(b) Security	COMMON STOCK, $0.01 par value per share
Trading Symbol	HOG
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
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Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
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Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000793952
Amendment Flag	false