---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000793952-25-000184"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HOG"
cik: "0000793952"
company_name: "HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC."
filed_at: "2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:29:53.383509+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Harley-Davidson adopts bylaw amendments including exclusive forum provisions for shareholder suits

## Summary
- Board adopted amended bylaws effective Sept 23, 2025; includes universal proxy compliance and enhanced advance notice rules.
- New exclusive forum clause designates Wisconsin state courts for internal corporate claims; federal courts for Securities Act claims.
- Shareholders must provide expanded background info on nominees and other participants; proxy card color must be non-white.
- Updates to notice periods for annual meetings: 90-120 days before if meeting date deviates more than 30/60 days from prior year anniversary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000793952-25-000184
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HOG
- cik: 0000793952
- company_name: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793952/000079395225000184/0000793952-25-000184-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793952/000079395225000184/hog-20250923.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000793952-25-000184
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000793952-25-000184.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000793952-25-000184.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.: Amended bylaws to address universal proxy rules, update advance notice requirements, add exclusive forum provisions, and other changes (effective 2025-09-23).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2025-09-23
  source text: On September 23, 2025, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted amendments to the Company’s amended and restated by-laws (as amended, the “Amended and Restated By-laws”) which became effective the same day.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793952/000079395225000184/0000793952-25-000184-index.htm

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