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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) has repurchased $297 million (face value) of senior unsecured notes scheduled to mature Feb. 1, 2014. The Company repurchased the notes, held by Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., Dec. 10 at a price of $380.8 million. The transaction was priced based on U.S. Treasury rates and market credit spreads. If held to maturity, Harley-Davidson would have incurred total principal and interest payments of approximately $438...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday cheer will come early for some of the 50,000 U.S. and Coalition Armed Forces serving in the Middle East. This November and December, Harley-Davidson Motor Company is teaming up with Bikes Over Baghdad for seven unforgettable and adrenaline-packed action sports performances at military bases throughout Iraq and Kuwait, all with one mission in mind: to thank our troops. "Harley-Davidson shares a deep sense of freedom and patriotism with the...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever since the first American troops rode Harley-Davidson motorcycles during the Mexican Expedition in 1916, the Motor Company has enjoyed a long-standing bond with the men and women who have served our nation. To honor the service of active and retired U.S. military personnel, Harley-Davidson celebrates the company's second annual Military Appreciation Month, and asks Americans to join in showing appreciation to those who defend our freedom. The...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) is moving forward with the launch of operations in India to assemble motorcycles for the Indian market from component kits supplied by its U.S. plants, the Company announced today. The Company expects the CKD (complete knock-down) assembly facility to be operational in the first half of 2011. The announcement comes as President Barack Obama prepares to travel to India on a state visit focused on trade and business...

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) announced today the election of John Anderson to the company's board of directors, effective Oct. 1. Anderson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Levi Strauss & Co. since 2006. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100922/CG69643) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100922/CG69643) "Like Harley-Davidson, Levi's® is one of the world's most highly-regarded brands. John's...

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) today announced that it is scheduled to release its third quarter 2010 financial results before market hours on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. The public is invited to participate in a webcast conference call and slide show presentation with Keith Wandell, President and CEO, and John Olin, Senior Vice President and CFO, Harley-Davidson, Inc. from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM (Central Time). It is suggested that webcast...

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) announced today it will keep production operations in Wisconsin, following yesterday's contract votes by the Company's Wisconsin unionized employees. The decision follows Monday's ratification of three respective new seven-year labor agreements by employees represented by United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2-209 and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Lodge 78, both in Milwaukee, and USW Local...

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Bartels Harley Davidson (Harley Davidson dealer to the stars) in Marina Del Rey, California, will unveil Artist Jack Armstrong's "Cosmic Starship" Harley Davidson on October 21, 2010. Priced at $1,000,000, this is the world's first and only million dollar Harley and the only motorcycle Armstrong will ever paint. "Andy Warhol would have loved it," states Armstrong. "He started with soup cans and worked up to Elizabeth Taylor! For me as an artist,"...

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harley-Davidson family of customers, dealers, employees and suppliers presented a contribution of $3.3 million to the Muscular Dystrophy Association today during the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. The 2010 contribution marks the 30th year Harley-Davidson has supported MDA, and brings its cumulative fundraising to more than $76 million. Harley-Davidson Motor Company's Vice President, Channel Strategy and North American Sales, Jeff Merten,...

SOMERSET, N.J., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Majestic Entertainment, NJ's premier entertainment company, announced today that it will host a 9/11 benefit stand-up comedy show and fundraiser at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Somerset, New Jersey on Saturday, September 11, 2010. The show's headliner will be 16-year old Pete Davidson from Staten Island, who lost his father, Scott Davidson, during the September 11 attack. Davidson was a firefighter for Ladder Co. 118 in Brooklyn Heights and was a first...