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): JANUARY 3, 2005
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MICHIGAN 0-452 38-1093240
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
100 EAST PATTERSON STREET
TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN 49286
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (517) 423-8411
(NOT APPLICABLE)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
Effective January 1, 2005, Kent B. Herrick, 35, the son of Todd W.
Herrick, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company will serve as Executive Vice President in the Office of the Chairman.
Since 2001, Kent Herrick has served as a Vice President and Assistant to the
Chief Executive Officer. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Herrick was the General Manager
of the Company's Applied Electronics division and prior to that held a number of
divisional engineering positions with the Company in increasingly responsible
supervisory roles. Mr. Herrick also serves on the Supervisory Board of Motoco
a.s., the Company's subsidiary in the Czech Republic.
Kent Herrick is also a trustee of the Herrick Foundation, a significant
shareholder of the Company.
A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press release dated January 3, 2005
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
Date: January 3, 2005 By /s/ James S. Nicholson
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James S. Nicholson
Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press release dated January 3, 2005