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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
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March 30, 2011
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Joy Global Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-09299
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39-1566457
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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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100 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2780,
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
414-319-8500
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Director
On March 30, 2011, Ken C. Johnsen, a director of Joy Global Inc. (the “Company”) since 2001, voluntarily resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Ken for his 10 years of service to Joy Global,” said John Nils Hanson, Chairman of the Board of Directors. “We wish him the best in the future.” Mike Sutherlin, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors added, “I am thankful to Ken for his decade of service on the Board of Directors during a very significant period in the Company’s history. I wish him every success in his future endeavors.”
The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 5.02(b) of Form 8-K, “Departure of Directors or Certain Officers.”
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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JOY GLOBAL INC.
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Date: April 1, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Ricky T. Dillon
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Ricky T. Dillon
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Vice President, Controller
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and Chief Accounting Officer
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(Principal Accounting Officer)
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