# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000093389
**File Stem:** 0001140361-23-003681
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 5939
**Document Hash:** 85b83dd6ef1dcd8f9e6cacbb604f160c
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001140361-23-003681.hdr.sgml**: 20230201

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001140361-23-003681

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230201

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230201

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230201

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000093389
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 111362020
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-04743
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23575010

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 37-18 NORTHERN BLVD.
- **CITY:** LONG ISLAND CITY
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11101
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 718-392-0200

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 37-18 NORTHERN BLVD.
- **CITY:** LONG ISLAND CITY
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11101

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

### FORM 8-K

#### CURRENT REPORT

#### Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): **February 1, 2023**

## STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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| **New York**<br>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | **001-04743**<br>(Commission File Number) | **11-1362020**<br>(I.R.S. Employee Identification Number) |

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#### 37-18 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, New York 11101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: **718-392-0200**

#### Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

☐ 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)).

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

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $2.00 per share<br>| SMP<br>| New York Stock Exchange LLC<br>|

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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. ☐

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| **Item 8.01.** | **Other Events.** |

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On February 1, 2023, Standard Motor Products, Inc. issued a press release announcing an increase in its quarterly common stock dividend from twenty-seven cents ($0.27) per share to twenty-nine cents ($0.29) per share, payable on March 1, 2023, to shareholders of record on February 15, 2023.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 1, 2023 announcing Standard Motor Products, Inc.'s increase in its quarterly dividend. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File--the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |

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#### SIGNATURE
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.

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|  | STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. | STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. |
|  | By: | /s/ Nathan R. Iles |
|  |  | Nathan R. Iles |
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer |
| Date: February 1, 2023 |  |  |

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#### Exhibit Index

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| [99.1](brhc10047300_ex99-1.htm) | Press release dated February 1, 2023 announcing Standard Motor Products, Inc.'s increase in its quarterly dividend. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File--the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |

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## Exhibit 99.1

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Exhibit 99.1<br>

<br> ![](image0.jpg)

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| ***For Immediate Release*** | For more information, contact: |
|  | Nathan R. Iles |
|  | Tony Cristello |
|  | Standard Motor Products, Inc. |
|  | (718) 392-0200 |

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#### Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces

#### Increase in its Quarterly Dividend
New York, NY, February 1, 2023......Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP), a leading automotive parts manufacturer and distributor, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in its quarterly common stock dividend from twenty-seven cents per share to twenty-nine cents per share, payable on March 1, 2023, to shareholders of record on February 15, 2023.

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37-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101<br> (718) 392-0200<br> www.smpcorp.com<br>

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