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Issuer:     HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. (HOG)
CIK:        0000793952
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000793952-25-000193
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Harley-Davidson appoints Bryan Niketh as COO effective Jan 1, 2026
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- Bryan Niketh, 48, becomes COO of Harley-Davidson Motor Co. effective Jan 1, 2026.
- Previously COO at White River Marine Group (Aug 2022-Sep 2025); SVP Product & Ops at H-D (2020-2022).
- Receives $1M one-time cash award; repayable if voluntarily terminates within two years of start date.
- Covered under Executive Severance Plan and will enter a Transition Agreement similar to other executives.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793952/000079395225000193/0000793952-25-000193-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793952/000079395225000193/hog-20251210.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000793952-25-000193

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