strt121409form8k.htm
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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):  December 14, 2009

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-25150
  
39-1804239
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)

3333 West Good Hope Road
Milwaukee, WI
  
 
53209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

(414) 247-3333
(Registrant's telephone number; including area code)

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
 
 
Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On December 14, 2009, STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (the "Company") issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing the appointment of Frank J. Krejci, effective as of January 1, 2010, as its President and Chief Operating Officer.  A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.  Mr. Krejci has been a member of the Company's Board of Directors for over 14 years and will continue to act as a director.  In contemplation of Mr. Krejci's appointment as the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, effective December 9, 2009 Mr. Krejci has resigned as a member of the Company's Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.  Information regarding Mr. Krejci's experience, employment history and related matters is set forth in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2009 annual meeting of shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2009.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01. 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
   
  (d)    Exhibits
   
  99.1 -- Press Release of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, issued December 14, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
Date:  December 14, 2009
BY /s/ Patrick J. Hansen                                                              
       Patrick J. Hansen, Senior Vice President and
       Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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