Form 8-K POWELL INDUSTRIES INC For: Nov 05

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): November�5, 2014

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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware	�	001-12488	�	88-0106100
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	�	(Commission File Number)	�	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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8550 Mosley Road Houston, Texas	�	77075-1180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	�	(Zip Code)

(713) 944-6900

(Registrant�s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17CFR230.425)

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.14a-12)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Action (17CFR240.14D-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.13e-4(c))

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Item�8.01 � Other Events

On November�5, 2014, Powell Industries, Inc. (the �Company�) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a four percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend on the Company�s common stock, declaring a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.26 per share, up from $0.25 per share. This dividend is payable on December�17, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November�19, 2014. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item�9.01 � Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report.

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Exhibit Number	��	Description
99.1	��	Press release dated November 5, 2014

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

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�	�	�	�	POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: November 5, 2014	�		�	By:	�	/s/ DON R. MADISON
	�		�		�	Don R. Madison
	�		�		�	Executive Vice President
	�		�		�	Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
	�		�		�	(Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 99.1

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	��	Press Release
	��	Contact:	��	Don�R.�Madison,�CFO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	��		��	Powell Industries, Inc.
	��		��	713-947-4422

POWELL INDUSTRIES INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

HOUSTON � NOVEMBER 5, 2014 � Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom engineered solutions for the distribution and control of electrical energy, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a four percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend on the Company�s common stock, declaring a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.26 per share, up from $0.25 per share previously. The dividend is payable on December�17, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November�19, 2014.

Powell Industries, Inc., headquartered in Houston, engineers packaged solutions and systems for the control, distribution and management of electrical energy.�Powell markets include large industrial customers such as utilities, oil and gas producers, refineries, petrochemical plants, pulp and paper producers, mining operations and commuter railways.�For more information, please visit powellind.com.

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