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): October 26, 2011

 

 

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-09764		11-2534306
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

400 Atlantic Street, Suite 1500

Stamford, CT 06901

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 328-3500

 

 

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)

 

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 26, 2011, Harman International Industries, Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing revised fiscal year 2013 financial guidance and fiscal year 2012 guidance (the “Guidance Release”). The foregoing is qualified by reference to the Guidance Release which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Also on October 26, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized a share buyback program of up to $200 million (“Share Buyback Release”). The foregoing is qualified by reference to the Share Buyback Release which is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, is being furnished, not filed, and accordingly it will not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Harman International Industries, Incorporated Guidance Press Release dated October 26, 2011.
99.2		Harman International Industries, Incorporated Share Buyback Press Release dated October 26, 2011.

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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.

 

Date: October 26, 2011