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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): SEPTEMBER 2, 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.)
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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Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On September 2, 2005, Tecumseh Products Company issued a press release
announcing the suspension of quarterly dividends. We are filing a copy of the
press release as an exhibit to this report, and its text is incorporated into
this report by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
We are furnishing the following exhibit with this report:
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release issued September 2, 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 hereunto duly authorized.
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
Date: September 6, 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
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99.1 Press release issued September 2, 2005
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