UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pusuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 2006
Joy Global Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-9299 | 39-1566457 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
| 100 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2780,
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | |
Registrants telephone number, including area code:
414-319-8500
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:
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Michael S. Olsen, Joy Mining Machinery’s Senior Vice President of Finance, was re-appointed Chief Accounting Officer of Joy Global effective July 31, 2006 and will serve as Joy Global’s principal accounting officer. Mr. Olsen, who is 55, has served in a variety of successively more senior finance and accounting positions at Joy Mining Machinery and Joy Global since 1979, including serving as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Joy Global from 2001 to February 2006.
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.
| | JOY GLOBAL INC.
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| Date: August 2, 2006 | By:/s/Donald C. Roof
Donald C. Roof
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer |
