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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Allison Transmission Holdings Inc | d811098dex991.htm |
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 30, 2014
ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35456 | 26-0414014 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Allison Way, Indianapolis, Indiana | 46222 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (317) 242-5000
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) |
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 30, 2014, Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program for up to $500 million of the Company’s common stock, effective immediately, and has approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend from $0.12 to $0.15 per share on the Company’s common stock. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The foregoing information (including the exhibits hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 30, 2014. | |
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.
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: October 30, 2014 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Eric C. Scroggins | |||||
| Name: | Eric C. Scroggins | |||||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 30, 2014. | |