8-K
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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CURRENT REPORT |
Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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| March 21, 2016 | |
Date of Report |
(Date of Earliest Event Reported) |
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RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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South Dakota | 001-07982 | 46-0246171 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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205 East 6th Street, P.O. Box 5107, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5107 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(605) 336-2750 |
(Registrant's telephone number including area code) |
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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:
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 30, 2014, the Board of Directors authorized Raven Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) to spend up to a total of $40 million to repurchase shares of company stock (“Common Stock”).
On March 18, 2016, the Board of Directors increased and extended such authorization of the Company to spend up to a total of $10 million dollars once the prior $40 million authorization limitation has been reached in order to repurchase Common Stock, effective as of March 21, 2016, until such additional spending limitation has been reached.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the companies filings under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The filing of this Item 7.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: March 23, 2016
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RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
/s/ Stephanie Herseth Sandlin |
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin |
General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development, Secretary |
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