UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT: November 1, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)
POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-12488 | 88-0106100 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 8550 Mosley Road Houston, Texas |
77075-1180 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(713) 944-6900
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 – Other Events
On November 1, 2016, Powell Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share payable to shareholders of record on November 16, 2016. This dividend will be paid on December 14, 2016. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 1, 2016 | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: November 1, 2016 | By: | /s/ DON R. MADISON | ||||
| Don R. Madison | ||||||
| Executive Vice President | ||||||
| Chief Financial and Administrative Officer | ||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||