Unassociated Document
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): August 17,
2010
Preformed Line Products
Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ohio
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0-31164
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34-0676895
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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660
Beta Drive
Mayfield
Village, Ohio
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44143
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (440) 461-5200
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):
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
1.01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Shares
Purchase Agreement
On August 17, 2010, Preformed Line
Products Company (the “Company”), upon the approval of the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors, purchased 32,687 Common
Shares of the Company from a trust for the benefit of Barbara P. Ruhlman at a
price per share of $32.43. Barbara P. Ruhlman is a member of the
Company’s Board of Directors and the mother of Robert G. Ruhlman and Randall M.
Ruhlman, both of whom are also members of the Board of
Directors. Robert G. Ruhlman is Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. The purchase was consummated
pursuant to a Shares Purchase Agreement dated August 17, 2010 by
and between the Company and Bernard L. Karr, as trustee, under trust
agreement dated February 16, 1985.
A copy of the Shares Purchase Agreement
is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
EXHIBIT
10.1 Stock
Purchase Agreement
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.
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Preformed Line Products
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Dated: August
17, 2010
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/s/ Caroline
Vaccariello |
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Caroline
Vaccariello |
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General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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