UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

February 7, 2017

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LINDSAY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| Delaware                 | 1-13419                  | 47-0554096                           |
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |

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| 2222 North 111th Street                  |   |       |
| Omaha, Nebraska                          |   | 68164      |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |   | (Zip Code) |

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                            (402) 829-6800                            

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

                            Not applicable                            

(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 (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))

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

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On February 7, 2017, Rick Parod, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lindsay Corporation (the “Company”), informed the Board of Directors of the Company of his intention to retire on December 1, 2017.  The Board of Directors has retained an executive recruiting firm to assist in the search for a Chief Executive Officer.

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

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A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Parod’s intention to retire is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.  In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Item 7.01 and the press release are being furnished under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. 

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Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

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99.1Press Release, dated February 8, 2017, issued by the Company.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|    Dated:  February 8, 2017 |      LINDSAY CORPORATION |
| ﻿                                        | By:                                     | /s/ Brian L. Ketcham                                |
| ﻿                                        |                                    | Brian L. Ketcham, Vice President and Chief  Financial Officer                                                                                                                              |

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