UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
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| Date of Report | ||
| (Date of earliest | ||
| event reported): | September 23, 2008 |
| OSHKOSH CORPORATION |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Wisconsin |
1-31371 |
39-0520270 |
| (State or other | (Commission File | (IRS Employer |
| jurisdiction of | Number) | Identification No.) |
| incorporation) |
| P.O. Box 2566, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903 |
| (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
(920) 235-9151 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 23, 2008, a Bloomberg News headline relating to Oshkosh Corporation (the "Company") was erroneously released just after 11 a.m. EDT. It read:
| “Oshkosh could be lowered by Moody’s on covenant violation” |
The Company believes this headline implied that the Company had violated a credit agreement financial covenant. That is not the case. Moody’s has not changed their rating and the Company has not violated a financial covenant.
After the Company communicated with Bloomberg, Bloomberg retracted the erroneous headline and the following corrected headline and short story were published:
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“Moody’s
Didn’t Issue Report Today on Oshkosh Ratings (Correct) 2008-09-23 20:11:02.870 GMT By Kevin Miller Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) — Moody’s Investors Service didn’t issue a report today on Oshkosh Corp., the Wisconsin-based maker of aerial-work platforms and concrete mixers. Bloomberg News published a headline earlier today that inaccurately said Moody’s might lower Oshkosh’s rating. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services today issued a summary of a Sept. 4 report in which it downgraded Oshkosh’s corporate credit rating to BB- from BB. — Editor: Kevin Miller” |
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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.
| OSHKOSH CORPORATION | |
Date: September 24, 2008 |
By: /s/ Bryan J. Blankfield |
| Bryan J. Blankfield | |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel | |
| and Secretary |
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