vmi8k_dec13release.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
December 13, 2011
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Valmont Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-31429
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47-0351813
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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One Valmont Plaza
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Omaha, NE
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68154
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(402) 963-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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):
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On December 13, 2011, at a regularly scheduled board meeting, the Board of Directors of Valmont Industries, Inc. elected James B. Milliken a director of the board and appointed him as a member of the board’s International Committee. Mr. Milliken has been the President of the University of Nebraska since August 1, 2004. Non-employee directors currently receive the compensation described under “Director Compensation” in the company’s proxy statement for the April 26, 2011 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. The directors also increased the company’s board size to nine members. A press release issued by the company announcing Mr.
Milliken’s election to the board is included with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press release dated December 13, 2011.
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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.
Date: December 13, 2011
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By: /s/ Terry J. McClain
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Name: Terry J. McClain
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Title: Senior Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press release dated December 13, 2011.
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