SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report
(Date of earliest
event reported): January 17, 2002
Gehl Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin 0-18110 39-0300430
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(State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
143 Water Street, West Bend, Wisconsin 53095
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(262) 334-9461
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(Registrant's telephone number)
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
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At the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Gehl Company (the
"Company") held on January 17, 2002, shareholders re-elected Fred M. Butler,
William D. Gehl and John W. Splude as directors of the Company for terms
expiring at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Company has also set April 23, 2002 as the date for the 2002
Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Proposals of shareholders pursuant to Rule 14a-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Rule 14a-8"), that are
intended to be presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be
received by the Company no later than February 1, 2002 to be included in the
Company's proxy materials for that meeting. Further, a shareholder who otherwise
intends to present business at the 2002 Annual Meeting must comply with the
requirements set forth in the Company's By-laws. Among other things, to bring
business before an annual meeting, a shareholder must give written notice
thereof, complying with the By-laws, to the Secretary of the Company generally
not less than 60 days and not more than 90 days prior to the last Thursday in
the month of April. Under the By-laws, if the Company does not receive notice of
a shareholder proposal submitted otherwise than pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (i.e., a
proposal a shareholder intends to present at the 2002 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders but does not intend to have included in the Company's proxy
materials) on or prior to February 24, 2002 (assuming an April 23, 2002 meeting
date), then the notice will be considered untimely and the Company will not be
required to present such proposal at the 2002 Annual Meeting. If the Board of
Directors of the Company nonetheless chooses to present such proposal at the
2002 Annual Meeting, then the persons named in proxies solicited by the Board
for the 2002 Annual Meeting may exercise discretionary voting power with respect
to such proposal.
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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.
GEHL COMPANY
Date: January 17, 2002 By: /s/ Kenneth P. Hahn
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Kenneth P. Hahn
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
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