Results of Operations

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549   FORM 8-K   CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934   October 23, 2019 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)   Valmont Industries, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)   Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   1-31429 47-0351813 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)   One Valmont Plaza   Omaha , NE 68154 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)   ( 402 ) 963-1000 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)     (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1.00 par value   VMI   New York Stock Exchange   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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):   ¨        Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ¨        Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ¨        Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨        Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company ¨   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨             Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.   Valmont Industries, Inc. issued a press release on October 23, 2019 announcing its financial results for the Company’s quarter ended September 28, 2019. The press release, along with the presentation to be used during its earnings call on October 24, 2109, are furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.   The information in this Item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.   Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.     EXHIBITS   Exhibit No.   Description 99.1   Press Release dated October 23, 2019       99.2   Presentation Slides for earnings call on October 24, 2019       104   Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document)             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.       Valmont Industries, Inc. Date:  October 23, 2019         By:     /s/ Mark Jaksich     Name: Mark Jaksich     Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer