MILWAUKEE, May 14, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (the "Company" or
"Harley-Davidson") (NYSE: HOG) today announced that the preliminary
results of its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual
Meeting") indicate that Harley-Davidson shareholders have elected
all of Harley-Davidson's Director nominees.
Based on preliminary results, the elected Directors
are:
- Jochen Zeitz, Chairman,
President and CEO
- Norman Thomas Linebarger,
Presiding Director
- Troy Alstead, Director
- James Duncan Farley, Jr.,
Director
- Lori Flees, Director
- Allan Golston, Director
- Sara Levinson, Director
- Rafeh Masood, Director
- Maryrose Sylvester,
Director
Tom Linebarger, Harley-Davidson's Presiding Director, said,
"On behalf of the entire Board and management team, I would like to
extend our gratitude to our shareholders for their trust and
support. We appreciate the valuable perspectives and feedback our
shareholders have provided leading up to our Annual Meeting, and we
look forward to continuing to engage going forward. The Board
remains committed to executing its duties in the best interest of
all the Company's shareholders."
Preliminary voting also indicated that shareholders voted in
favor of all other proposals submitted for a vote at the Annual
Meeting. Final results will be tabulated and certified by the
independent inspector of elections and reported on a Current Report
on Form 8-K that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Contacts
Media
FGS Global
Stephen Pettibone/Kelsey Markovich/Bryan
Locke/Danielle Berg
HOG@fgsglobal.com
Investors
Shawn Collins
shawn.collins@Harley-Davidson.com
(414) 343-8002
About Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company of Harley-Davidson
Motor Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services. Our vision:
Building our legend and leading our industry through innovation,
evolution and emotion. Our mission: More than building machines, we
stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul.
Our ambition is to maintain our place as the most desirable
motorcycle brand in the world. Since 1903, Harley-Davidson has
defined motorcycle culture by delivering a motorcycle lifestyle
with distinctive and customizable motorcycles, experiences,
motorcycle accessories, riding gear and apparel. Harley-Davidson
Financial Services provides financing, insurance and other programs
to help get riders on the road. Harley-Davidson also has a
controlling interest in LiveWire Group, Inc., the first
publicly traded all-electric motorcycle company in the United States. LiveWire is the future in
the making for the pursuit of urban adventure and beyond. Drawing
on its DNA as an agile disruptor from the lineage of
Harley-Davidson and capitalizing on a decade of learnings in the EV
sector, LiveWire's ambition is to be the most desirable electric
motorcycle brand in the world. Learn more at harley-davidson.com
and livewire.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. All statements in this press release that do not relate to
matters of historical or current fact should be considered
forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements
regarding expectations regarding future results of operations and
financial position of the Company including, without limitation,
with respect to shareholder value; advancement of the Hardwire
strategic plan and executive succession and leadership decisions,
including expected results thereof. These forward-looking
statements are based on information available to the Company as of
the time the statements are made as well as the Company's current
expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections and are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that are likely to cause
actual results to differ materially, unfavorably or favorably, from
those anticipated. These forward-looking statements can generally
be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including
the terms "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "plans,"
"projects," "may," "will," "estimates," "targets," "intends,"
"forecasts," "seeks," "sees," "should," "feels," "commits,"
"assumes," "envisions," or, in each case, their negative or other
variations or comparable terminology, or words of similar meaning.
Certain of such risks and uncertainties are described below, and
others are listed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors and in Part II,
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations, of the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31,
2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") on February 26, 2025, and in
the Company's other subsequent reports filed with the SEC,
including, among others, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
Shareholders, potential investors, and other readers should
consider these factors in evaluating, and should not place undue
reliance on, the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are first made in this
press release and the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements after such time,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
Factors that may impact such forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding the
Company's ability to execute its business plans and strategies,
including without limitation the Hardwire strategic plan; manage
supply chain and logistics issues; manage the impact, and predict
potential further impacts, of new, reinstated or adjusted tariffs
on the Company; accurately analyze, predict and react to changing
market conditions, interest rates, and geopolitical environments,
and successfully adjust to shifting global consumer needs and
interests; maintain and enhance the value of the Harley-Davidson
brand; manage through changes in general economic and business
conditions; develop and successfully introduce products, services
and experiences; realize the expected business benefits from
LiveWire operating as a separate business of the Company; and
retain and attract talented employees and leadership; and
uncertainties regarding actions that have been taken and may in the
future be taken by H Partners Management, LLC in furtherance of its
campaign relating to the Company's 2025 annual meeting of
shareholders and potential costs and management distraction
attendant thereto.
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