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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. /DE/ | exhibit1.htm |
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): | May 23, 2011 |
HARRIS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-3863 | 34-0276860 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1025 West NASA Blvd., Melbourne, Florida | 32919 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (321) 727-9100 |
Not Applicable
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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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On May 23, 2011, Harris Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it is implementing a CEO succession plan after Howard L. Lance, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, advised the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board") that he would like to retire at the end of the next fiscal year in June 2012, or at such time as a suitable successor Chief Executive Officer can be identified by the Company’s Board. The Board, with the assistance of an executive search firm, will begin the process of contacting and evaluating external and internal candidates. Mr. Lance will remain in his present positions pending the appointment of his successor as Chief Executive Officer, and will continue as Chairman should the Board request that he stay for an additional period of time in order to facilitate the transition. A copy of the 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 exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K :
99.1 Press Release, issued by Harris Corporation on May 23, 2011.
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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| May 23, 2011 | By: |
/s/ Scott T. Mikuen
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| Name: Scott T. Mikuen | ||||
| Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Press Release, issued by Harris Corporation on May 23, 2011. |