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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897077-15-000064
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150806
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150807
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150806

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALAMO GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000897077
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3523]
		IRS NUMBER:				741621248
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13854
		FILM NUMBER:		151034539

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1627 E WALNUT
		CITY:			SEGUIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78155
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8303791480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 549
		STREET 2:		1627 EAST WALNUT
		CITY:			SEGUIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78155
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<a name="s0e6930855dab42a99dacd9019697557a"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(b) James S. Skaggs, the Chairman of the board of directors of Alamo Group, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and Jerry E. Goldress, a director of the Company, have each notified the Company that they are interested in retiring from the Company&#8217;s board of directors by the end of the current calendar year.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(d) At a meeting of the Company&#8217;s board of directors on August 6, 2015, Mr. Robert P. Bauer and Mr. Eric Etchart were elected as directors of the Company effective immediately.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Mr. Bauer, 56, is the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of L.B. Foster Company, a manufacturer, fabricator, and distributor of products and services for rail, construction, energy, and utility markets.  From June 2011 to February 2012, Mr. Bauer served as President of Emerson Climate Technologies, Refrigeration Division, a business segment of Emerson Electric Co.  From January 2002 through May 2011, he also served as President of Emerson Network Power, Liebert Division.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Mr. Etchart, 59, is the Senior Vice President, Business Development of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., a manufacturer of cranes and foodservice equipment.  From May 2007 to January 2015, he was the President of the Manitowoc Crane Group and Senior Vice President of The Manitowoc Company, Inc.  Since December 2010, he has been a director and member of the audit and compensation committee of Graco, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">In connection with their respective election as directors, Mr. Bauer and Mr. Etchart will each receive 752 shares of restricted stock awards pursuant to the Company&#8217;s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan.  The restrict stock awards will vest ratably over the next four years.  In addition, each of Mr. Bauer and Mr. Etchart will be eligible to participate in the Company&#8217;s director compensation arrangements which are more fully described in the Company&#8217;s 2015 definitive proxy statement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Neither Mr. Bauer, nor Mr. Etchart has been appointed to appointed to any committees of the Company&#8217;s board of directors yet.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">The Company is not aware of any related party transactions between Mr. Bauer or Mr. Etchart, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, subject to disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">A copy of the press release regarding the election of Mr. Bauer and Mr. Etchart to the Company&#8217;s board is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02(d).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s1d2ada791eaf4f64b277af0bce259e89"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01 &#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;">Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated August&#160;6, 2015.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s0bd2cb85b737416dbee545485fc36483"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:44px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#32;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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="50%"></td><td width="50%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">August 6, 2015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">By:&#160; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Robert H. 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<a name="s1d14418cd548453cace76f1551d34710"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.609375%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td width="33%"></td><td width="33%"></td><td width="34%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Alamo Group Inc.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Contact:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Robert H. 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These additions are being made in response to the anticipated retirement of two existing directors, Jim Skaggs and Jerry Goldress, both of whom have expressed their interest in retiring prior to the end of the year.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mr. Etchart, 59,was President and General Manager of the Manitowoc Crane Group until January 2015 at which time he joined the corporate group as Senior Vice President of business development of the Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE: MTW).  He has been with Manitowoc since 2001 when it acquired the Potain Group whom he had served with since 1995.  Mr. Etchart has over 30 years&#8217; experience with global manufacturing companies.  In addition he serves as an independent director of Graco Inc. </font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mr. Bauer, 56, is President, CEO and a director at L. B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR).  He has been with L. B. Foster since 2012 and prior to that was with Emerson Electric for 18 years. 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We believe their broad skill set will contribute to Alamo&#8217;s ongoing development.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:25px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:25px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">- more -</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s1d14418cd548453cace76f1551d34710"></a><div style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">ALAMO GROUP INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW BOARD MEMBER&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;PAGE 2</font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:25px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Alamo Group is a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and service of high quality equipment for infrastructure maintenance, agriculture and other applications. Our products include truck and tractor mounted mowing and other vegetation maintenance equipment, street sweepers, snow removal equipment, excavators, vacuum trucks, other industrial equipment, agricultural implements and related after-market parts and services. The Company, founded in 1969, has approximately 3,100 employees and operates 25 plants in North America, Europe, Australia and Brazil as of June 30, 2015.  The corporate offices of Alamo Group Inc. are located in Seguin, Texas and the headquarters for the Company&#8217;s European operations are located in Salford Priors, England. </font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward Looking Statements</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">This release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company&#8217;s actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Among those factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: market demand, competition, weather, seasonality, currency-related issues, and other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company&#8217;s SEC reports.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of this date.</font></div><br><div></div>	</body>
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