secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. (HOG)
CIK:        0000793952
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000793952-25-000085
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Harley-Davidson director Jared Dourdeville resigns citing governance and succession concerns
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- Jared Dourdeville resigned from the board on April 5, 2025, citing succession planning and board governance in his resignation letter.
- Dourdeville demanded immediate resignation of three directors on April 1; board scheduled a meeting but he resigned before it occurred.
- Board evaluated three CEO candidates in late March 2025 but did not extend an offer to any; CEO search continues.
- Company disputes Dourdeville's claims, noting he never voted against the board majority until his preferred CEO candidate was rejected.
- Board says it will continue engaging with H Partners while exercising independent judgment on behalf of all shareholders.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793952/000079395225000085/0000793952-25-000085-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793952/000079395225000085/hog-20250405.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000793952-25-000085

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