Departure of Directors or Principal Officer (Bernie Girod) and Appointment
of Principal Officer (Sidney Harman)
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): December
31, 2006
HARMAN
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-09764
(Commission
File Number)
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11-2534306
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1101
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 1010
Washington,
D.C. 20004
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (202)
393-1101
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Item
5.02. Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officer.
As
previously announced, Bernard A. Girod retired as Vice Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Harman International Industries, Incorporated (the
“Company”) effective December 31, 2006. Also as previously announced, Mr. Girod
resigned as a director immediately following the Company’s Annual Meeting on
November 2, 2006 (the “Annual Meeting”).
The
Board
of Directors elected Dr. Sidney Harman as Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, effective upon Mr. Girod’s retirement. Dr. Harman will continue in his
role as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. The
Company’s Board of Directors is presently conducting a search for a new chief
executive officer. Dr. Harman is expected to serve as Chief Executive Officer
until a candidate is identified and elected.
Dr.
Harman has served as a director of the Company since the Company’s founding in
1980. Dr. Harman previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company
from 1980 to 1998. The additional information required by Item 5.02 of Form
8-K
is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the captions
“Proposal for Election of Directors” and “Compensation of Executive Officers”
contained in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2006.
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
HARMAN
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
By:
/s/ Kevin
L. Brown
Kevin
L.
Brown
Executive
- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:
January 5, 2007