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 31, 2005
LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-13419 47-0554096
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
2707 North 108th Street
Suite 102
Omaha, Nebraska 68164
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(402) 428-2131
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
On January 31, 2005, Tim J. Paymal was appointed Corporate Controller
of Lindsay Manufacturing Co. (the "Company"), responsible for accounting, tax
and financial reporting.
Mr. Paymal, age 31, was most recently an Audit Senior Manager with Deloitte &
Touche, LLP in Omaha, Nebraska. He joined Deloitte & Touche in September of 1996
after completing and obtaining his bachelor's degree in accounting from the
University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Nebraska Society of CPA's. As
a member of the Nebraska Society of CPA's, he serves on the Ethics Committee.
The Company and Mr. Paymal have not entered into a written agreement concerning
his employment as Corporate Controller. Mr. Paymal has entered into an
Indemnification Agreement with the Company in the form attached as Exhibit 10c
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 25, 2003 (Commission File NO. 001-13419).
Mr. Paymal succeeds Thomas Costanza, who left the Company in November, 2004. Mr.
Costanza's departure was not the result of any disagreement with the Company's
financial reporting, policies or related practices as reported in the Company's
8-K filed November 22, 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 2, 2005 LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO.
By: /s/ David Downing
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David Downing, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer