STRATTEC SECURITY CORP - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

þ		Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended June 29, 2008.

o		Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin		39-1804239
(State of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3333 West Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, WI 53209
(Address of principal executive offices)

(414) 247-3333

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value		The NASDAQ Stock Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405. o Yes    þ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. o Yes    þ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes    o No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment of this Form 10-K. þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer þ		Non-accelerated filer o		Smaller reporting company o
				(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes    þ No

The aggregate market value of the voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of December 28, 2007 (the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second quarter), was approximately $144,350,000 (based upon the last reported sale price of the Common Stock at December 28, 2007, on the NASDAQ Global Market). Shares of common stock held by any executive officer or director of the registrant have been excluded from this computation because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not a conclusive determination for other purposes.

On August 8, 2008, there were outstanding 3,270,904 shares of $.01 par value Common Stock.

 

 

Documents Incorporated by Reference

		Part of the Form 10-K
Document		into which incorporated
Portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2008.		I, II, IV
Portions of the Proxy Statement dated August 29, 2008, for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 7, 2008.		III

PROSPECTIVE INFORMATION

A number of the matters and subject areas discussed in this Form 10-K as well as in portions of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders and the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated August 29, 2008, which are incorporated herein by reference, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “would,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “planned,” “potential,” “should,” “will” and “could.” These statements include expected future financial results, product offerings, global expansion, liquidity needs, financing ability, planned capital expenditures, management’s or the Company’s expectations and beliefs, and similar matters discussed in this Form 10-K. The discussions of such matters and subject areas are qualified by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations generally, and also may materially differ from the Company’s actual future experience.

The Company’s business, operations and financial performance are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could result in material differences in actual results from the Company’s current expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, in particular relating to the automotive industry, customer demand for the Company’s and its customers’ products, competitive and technological developments, customer purchasing actions, foreign currency fluctuations, costs of operations and other matters described under “Risk Factors” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis section of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference in Item 1A of this report and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this Form 10-K and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Form 10-K.

PART I

Item 1. Business

The information set forth under “Company Description” which appears on pages 5 through 10 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference. For information as to export sales, see the information set forth under “Notes to Financial Statements-Export Sales” included on page 35 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Emerging Technologies

Automotive vehicle access systems, which are both theft deterrent and consumer friendly, are being developed as electro-mechanical devices. Electronic companies are developing user identification systems such as bio-systems, card holder (transmitter) systems, etc., while mechanical locks, keys, housings, and latches are evolving to accommodate the electronics. This will result in more secure vehicles and eventually accommodate passive entry and passive start systems. The Company believes it is positioning itself as a vehicle access control supplier by building its product, engineering and manufacturing expertise in the required electro-mechanical products, which include vehicle access latches, keys with remote entry electronic systems, and housing-ignition systems with passive start capabilities.

These technologies benefit the Company by increasing the potential customer base as a Tier 2 supplier while attaining Tier 1 status on some product lines and adding additional product line availability.

Sources and Availability of Raw Materials

The Company’s primary raw materials are high-grade zinc, brass, magnesium, aluminum and plastic resins. These materials are generally available from a number of suppliers, but the Company has chosen to concentrate the sourcing with one primary vendor for each commodity. The Company believes its sources for raw materials are very reliable and adequate for our needs. The Company has not experienced any significant long term supply problems in its operations and does not anticipate any significant supply problems in the foreseeable future. See further discussion under “Risk Factors-Sources of and Fluctuations in Market Prices of Raw Materials” included on pages 17 and 18 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

The Company believes that the success of its business will not only result from the technical competence, creativity and marketing abilities of its employees but also from the protection of its intellectual property through patents, trademarks and copyrights. As part of its ongoing research, development and manufacturing activities, the Company has a policy of seeking patents on new products, processes and improvements when appropriate.

Although, in the aggregate, the patents discussed above are of considerable importance to the manufacturing and marketing of many of its products, the Company does not consider any single patent or trademark or group of patents or trademarks to be material to its business as a whole, except for the STRATTEC and STRATTEC with logo trademarks.

The Company also relies upon trade secret protection for its confidential and proprietary information. The Company maintains confidentiality agreements with its key executives. In addition, the Company enters into confidentiality agreements with selected suppliers, consultants and associates as appropriate to evaluate new products or business relationships pertinent to the success of the Company. However, there can be no assurance that others will not independently obtain similar information and techniques or otherwise gain access to the Company’s trade secrets or that the Company can effectively protect its trade secrets.

Dependence Upon Significant Customers

A very significant portion of the Company’s annual sales are to General Motors Corporation, Delphi Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler LLC. These four customers accounted for approximately 75 percent of the Company’s net sales in 2008 and 80 percent of the Company’s net sales in both 2007 and 2006. Further information regarding sales to the Company’s largest customers is set forth under the caption “Risk Factors — Loss of Significant Customers, Vehicle Content, Vehicle Models and Market Share” included on page 17 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders and “Notes to Financial Statements-Sales and Receivable Concentration” included on page 35 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The products sold to these customers are model specific, fitting only certain defined applications. Consequently, the Company is highly dependent on its major customers for their business, and on these customers’ ability to produce and sell vehicles which utilize the Company’s products. The Company has enjoyed relationships with General Motors Corporation, Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company, Delphi Corporation and other customers in the past, and expects to do so in the future. However, a significant change in the purchasing practices of, or a significant loss of volume from, one or more of these customers could have a detrimental effect on the Company’s financial performance.

The Company has recently added resources and increased its emphasis on the New Domestic and the Tier 1 customer base in order to lessen the Company’s dependence upon its significant customers.

Sales and Marketing

The Company provides its customers with engineered locksets, steering column lock housings, latches and other access products which are unique to specific vehicles. Any given vehicle will typically take 1 to 3 years of development and engineering design time prior to being offered to the public. The locksets, lock housings and latches are designed concurrently with the vehicle. Therefore, commitment to the Company as the production source occurs 1 to 3 years prior to the start of production. The Company employs an engineering staff that assists in providing design and technical solutions to its customers. The Company believes that its engineering expertise is a competitive advantage and contributes toward its strong market position. For example, the Company believes it regularly provides innovative design proposals for new model ignition locks, door locks, latches and ignition lock housings to its customers that will improve vehicle security system quality, theft deterrence and system cost.

The typical process used by automotive manufacturers in selecting a lock, lock housing or latch supplier is to offer the business opportunity to the Company and several of the Company’s competitors. Each competitor will pursue the opportunity, doing its best to provide the customer with the most attractive proposal. Price pressure is strong during this process but once an agreement is reached, a commitment is made for each year of the product program. Typically, price reductions resulting from productivity improvement by the Company are included in the contract and are estimated in evaluating each of these opportunities by the Company. A blanket purchase order, a contract indicating a specified part will be supplied at a specified price during a defined time period, is issued by customers for each model year. Production quantity releases or quantity commitments are made to that purchase order for weekly deliveries to the customer. As a consequence and because the Company is a “Just-in-Time” supplier to the automotive industry, it does not maintain a backlog of orders in the classic sense for future production and shipment.

Competition

The Company competes with domestic and foreign-based competitors on the basis of custom product design, engineering support, quality, delivery and price. While the number of direct competitors is currently relatively small, the automotive manufacturers actively encourage competition between potential suppliers. The Company has a large share of the North American market for its lock and key products because of its ability to provide total value, which is a beneficial combination of price, quality, technical support, program management innovation and aftermarket support. In order to reduce lockset or housing production costs while still offering a wide range of technical support, the Company utilizes assembly and component manufacturing operations in Mexico, which results in lower labor costs as compared to the United States.

As locks become more sophisticated and involve additional electronics, competitors with specific electronic expertise may emerge to challenge the Company. To address this, the Company has strengthened its electrical engineering knowledge and service. It is also working with several electronics suppliers to jointly develop and supply these advanced products.

The Company’s lockset and housing competitors include Huf North America, Ushin-Ortech, Tokai-Rika, Alpha-Tech, Valeo, Honda Lock, Methode, and Shin Chang. For additional information related to competition, see the information set forth under “Risk Factors-Highly Competitive Automotive Supply Industry” included on page 18 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Research and Development

The Company engages in research and development activities pertinent to automotive access control. A major area of focus for research is the expanding role of vehicle access via electronic interlocks and modes of communicating authorization data between consumers and vehicles. Development activities include new products, applications and product performance improvements. In addition, specialized data collection equipment is developed to facilitate increased product development efficiency and continuous quality improvements. For fiscal years 2008, 2007, and 2006, the Company spent approximately $2,900,000, $2,200,000, and $2,300,000, respectively, on research and development. The Company believes that, historically, it has committed sufficient resources to research and development and anticipates increasing such expenditures in the future as required to support additional product programs associated with both existing and new customers. Patents are pursued and will continue to be pursued as appropriate to protect the Company’s interests resulting from these activities.

Customer Tooling

The Company incurs costs related to tooling used in component production and assembly. See the information set forth under “Notes to Financial Statements-Customer Tooling in Progress” included on page 24 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Environmental Compliance

As is the case with other manufacturers, the Company is subject to Federal, state, local and foreign laws and other legal requirements relating to the generation, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of materials as a result of its housing, lock and key manufacturing and assembly operations. These laws include the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (as amended), the Clean Air Act (as amended), the Clean Water Act of 1990 (as amended) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (as amended). The Company has an environmental management system that is ISO-14001 certified. The Company believes that its existing environmental management system is adequate and it has no current plans for substantial capital expenditures in the environmental area.

As discussed in “Notes to Financial Statements-Commitments and Contingencies” included on pages 28 and 29 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference, a site at the Company’s Milwaukee facility is contaminated by a solvent spill from a former above-ground solvent storage tank located on the east side of the facility, which occurred in 1985. This situation is being monitored by the Company.

The Company does not currently anticipate any materially adverse impact on its financial statements or competitive position as a result of compliance with Federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws or other legal requirements. However, risk of environmental liability and charges associated with maintaining compliance with environmental laws is inherent in the nature of the Company’s business and there is no assurance that material liabilities or charges could not arise.

Employees

At June 29, 2008, the Company had approximately 2,000 full-time employees, of which approximately 217 or 10.9 percent were represented by a labor union, which accounts for all production associates at the Company’s Milwaukee facility. In June 2008, a new contract with the unionized associates was ratified and is effective through June 30, 2012. During June 2001, there was a 16-day strike by the represented employees at the Company’s Milwaukee facility. Further information regarding the strike, work stoppages and other labor matters are discussed under “Risk Factors-Disruptions Due to Work Stoppages and Other labor Matters” included on page and 18 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Available Information

The Company maintains its corporate website at www.strattec.com and makes available, free of charge, through this website its code of business ethics, annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports that the Company files with, or furnishes to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the Commission. The Company is not including the information contained on or available through its website as a part of, or incorporating such information by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This report includes (or incorporated by reference) all material information about the Company that is included on the Company’s website and is otherwise required to be included in this report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The information set forth under “Risk Factors” which appears on pages 17 and 18 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

The Company has three manufacturing plants, one warehouse, and a sales office. These facilities are described as follows:

Location		Type		Sq. Ft.				Owned or Leased
Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Headquarters and General Offices; Component Manufacturing, Assembly and Service Parts Distribution			352,000			Owned
Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico		Subsidiary Offices and Assembly			97,000			Owned
Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico		Subsidiary Offices, Key Finishing Injection Molding and Assembly Operations			62,000			Leased
El Paso, Texas		Finished Goods Warehouse			38,000			Leased**
Troy, Michigan		Sales and Engineering Office for Detroit Customer Area			7,700			Leased**

The Company is currently constructing a new manufacturing facility in Juarez, Mexico. The land was purchased in March 2008. The new facility will replace the current leased facility where key finishing injection molding and assembly operations are located. The square footage of the new facility will total 134,000. The Company believes that with the construction of the new plant, its production facilities will be adequate for the foreseeable future.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business the Company may be involved in various legal proceedings from time to time. The Company does not believe it is currently involved in any claim or action the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program on October 16, 1996, and the program was publicly announced on October 17, 1996. The Board of Directors has periodically increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase under the program. At June 29, 2008, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for repurchase under the program totaled 3,639,395. On August 19, 2008, the Board of Directors authorized an additional 200,000 shares for repurchase under the program. The program currently authorizes the repurchase of the Company’s common stock from time to time, directly or through brokers or agents, and has no expiration date. Over the life of the repurchase program through June 29, 2008, a total of 3,461,333 shares have been repurchased at a cost of approximately $130.2 million. Subsequent to June 29, 2008, an additional 172,500 shares were repurchased at a cost of approximately $5.7 million.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities:

		Total				Average				Total Number				Maximum Number
		Number				Price				Of Shares Purchased				Of Shares that May
		Of Shares				Paid Per				As Part of Publicly				Yet be Purchased
Period		Purchased				Share				Announced Program				Under the Program
March 31, 2008 - May 4, 2008			18,928			$	38.27				18,928				179,462
May 5, 2008 - June 1, 2008			1,400			$	36.78				1,400				178,062
June 2, 2008 - July 29, 2008			—				—				—				178,062
Total			20,328			$	38.16				20,328				178,062

The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “STRT.”

The information set forth under “Financial Summary — Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)” included on page 39 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The information set forth under “Five Year Financial Summary” which appears on page 39 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference. Such information should be read along with the Company’s financial statements and the notes to those financial statements and with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” incorporated by reference elsewhere herein.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The information set forth under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” which appears on pages 11 through 18 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company did not hold any market risk sensitive instruments during the period covered by this report.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The financial statements, together with the report thereon of Grant Thornton LLP dated August 19, 2008, the report of management on internal control over financial reporting and the report of Grant Thornton LLP on internal control over financial reporting dated August 19, 2008, which appear on pages 19 through 38 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, are incorporated herein by reference.

Our quarterly results of operations included under “Financial Summary-Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)” which appears on page 39 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a — 15(e) and 15d — 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that the Company files with or submits to the Commission. It should be noted that in designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was necessarily required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. The Company has designed its disclosure controls and procedures to reach a level of reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and based on the evaluation described above, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at reaching that level of reasonable assurance.

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended June 29, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

The report of management required under this Item 9A is included on page 36 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders under the heading “Report on Management’s Assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting” and is incorporated herein by reference.

The attestation report required under this Item 9A is included on page 37 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders under the heading “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9B. Other Information

Not applicable.

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information included in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated August 29, 2008, under “Proposal: Election of Directors,” “Code of Business Ethics,” “Audit Committee Financial Expert,” “Executive Officers,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance”, and “Director Nominations” is incorporated herein by reference.

The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors is an “audit committee” for purposes of Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The members of the Audit Committee consist of four outside independent Directors, Michael J. Koss, Audit Committee Chairman, Robert Feitler, Frank J. Krejci and David R. Zimmer.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information included in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated August 29, 2008, under “Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation” is incorporated herein by reference.

The information incorporated by reference from “Report of Compensation Committee” in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated August 29, 2008, shall not be deemed “Filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Security Exchange Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters

The information included in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated August 29, 2008, under “Security Ownership” is incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table summarizes share information, as of June 29, 2008, for the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan.

Number of

Number of

common shares to be

common shares

issued upon exercise

Weighted-average

available for future

of outstanding

exercise price of

issuance under

options,

outstanding options,

equity

Plan Category

warrants, and rights

warrants, and rights

compensation plans

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

187,780

$

58.74

380,463

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders

—

—

—

Total

187,780

$

58.74

380,463

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

The information included in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated August 29, 2008, under “Executive Compensation,” “Transactions With Related Persons”and “Director Independence” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information included in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated August 29, 2008, under “Fees of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

	(1)(i)		Financial Statements — The following financial statements of the Company, included on pages 19 through 38 of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, are incorporated by reference in Item 8 of this Form 10-K annual report:
			Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
			Consolidated Balance Sheets — as of June 29, 2008 and July 1, 2007
			Consolidated Statements of Income — years ended June 29, 2008, July 1, 2007 and July 2, 2006
			Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity — years ended June 29, 2008, July 1, 2007 and July 2, 2006
			Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — years ended June 29, 2008, July 1, 2007 and July 2, 2006
			Notes to Financial Statements

	(2)		Financial Statement Schedule
			All schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or are not required, or because the required information has been included in the Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
	(3)		Exhibits. See “Exhibit Index” beginning on page 12.

(b)		Exhibits
		See “Exhibit Index” and the exhibits attached hereto or previously filed as described on the “Exhibit Index” beginning on page 12.
(c)		Financial Statement Schedules
		Not required.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 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.

Date: August 29, 2008

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Harold M. Stratton II		Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director		August 29, 2008
Harold M. Stratton II		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Frank J. Krejci		Director		August 19, 2008
Frank J. Krejci
/s/ Michael J. Koss		Director		August 19, 2008
Michael J. Koss
/s/ Robert Feitler		Director		August 19, 2008
Robert Feitler
/s/ David R. Zimmer		Director		August 19, 2008
David R. Zimmer
/s/ Patrick J. Hansen		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer		August 29, 2008
Patrick J. Hansen		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT
ON FORM 10-K

Exhibit
3.1 (2)		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company		*
3.2 (9)		By-laws of the Company		*
4.1 (11)		Promissory Note dated November 1, 2007 by and between the Company and M&I Bank		*
10.1 (9) **		Amended STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Stock Incentive Plan		*
10.2 (9) **		Form of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement		*
10.3 (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(12)**		Employment Agreements between the Company and the identified executive officers		*
10.4 (1)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(12)**		Change In Control Agreements between the Company and the identified executive officers		*
10.5 (13) **		Amended STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Economic Value Added Plan for Executive Officers and Senior Managers		*
10.6 (13) **		Amended STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Economic Value Added Plan for Non-employee Members of the Board of Directors		*
10.7 (10) **		Amended STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan		*
13		Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended June 29, 2008
21 (13)		Subsidiaries of the Company		*
23.1		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated August 19, 2008
31.1		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification for Harold M. Stratton II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
31.2		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification for Patrick J. Hansen, Chief Financial Officer
32 (14)		18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certifications