8-K 1 tv511089_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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 16, 2019

Commission file number: 001-13337

STONERIDGE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio | 34-1598949
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.)

39675 MacKenzie Drive, Suite 400, Novi, Michigan | 48377
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code)

(248) 489-9300

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

See Item 7.01 below.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 8, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing that Jonathan B. DeGaynor, President and Chief Executive Officer and Robert R. Krakowiak, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, would be participating in the 2019 Global Auto Industry Conference hosted by Deutsche Bank with a Company presentation at 1:55 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. The presentation materials will be posted to the “Investors\Webcasts & Presentations” section of the Company’s website (www.stoneridge.com) on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. The presentation materials are also furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The materials shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. In addition, the exhibit furnished herewith contains statements intended as “forward-looking statements” that are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth in such exhibit.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Presentation materials dated January 16, 2019 for the 2019 Global Auto Industry Conference hosted by Deutsche Bank

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.

| Stoneridge, Inc.
Date: January 16, 2019 | /s/ Robert R. Krakowiak
| Robert R. Krakowiak, Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)