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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Allison Transmission Holdings Inc | d490092dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 8, 2017
ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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)
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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).
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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 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 8, 2017, Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a new authorization under the Company’s current stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to an additional $500 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share on the Company’s common stock. The new authorization brings the total amount authorized under the program to $1.5 billion. 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 Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 8, 2017. | |
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: November 8, 2017 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Eric C. Scroggins | |||||
| Name: Eric C. Scroggins | ||||||
| Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||