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): March 26, 2013
POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota |
1-11411 |
41-1790959 |
(State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2100 Highway 55
Medina, Minnesota 55340
(Address of
principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(763) 542-0500
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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 8.01 | Other Events |
On March 8, 2013, Polaris Industries Inc. (the "Company") filed its Proxy Statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 25, 2013. Within that filing, under Proposal 2 on page 59, under the heading “Fees Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” the Company disclosed audit fees of $1,070,000, audit-related fees of $111,000, tax fees of $1,162,000 and other fees of $38,000 paid to Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. To supplement our earlier disclosures, we are now disclosing that the $1,162,000 of tax fees paid consists of $190,000 of tax compliance and tax return preparation fees and $972,000 of tax planning and consulting fees. Of the $972,000 of tax planning and consulting fees, $754,000 is the 2012 portion of a significant tax planning project occurring over calendar years 2012 and 2013 relating to the reorganization of the Company’s European supply chain operations.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. |
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Date: |
March 26, 2013 |
/s/ Michael W. Malone |
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Michael W. Malone |
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Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer |