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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): March 13, 2020 ___________________________________ Federal Signal Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ___________________________________ Delaware   001-6003   36-1063330 (State or other jurisdiction  of incorporation)   (Commission File  Number)   (IRS Employer  Identification No.) 1415 W. 22nd Street , Oak Brook , Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) 60523 (Zip Code) ( 630 )  954-2000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) ___________________________________ 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: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share FSS New York Stock Exchange   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. o       Item 8.01 Other Events. On March 13, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Federal Signal Corporation (the “Company”) authorized an additional stock repurchase program of up to $75 million of the Company’s common stock. The repurchase program supplements the Board’s prior authorization from November 2014, which had approximately $29 million of availability remaining as of December 31, 2019. The newly-authorized program is intended primarily to facilitate purchases of Company stock as a means to provide cash returns to stockholders, enhance stockholder returns and manage the Company’s capital structure. Under its stock repurchase programs, the Company is authorized to repurchase, from time to time, shares of its outstanding common stock. Stock repurchases by the Company are subject to market conditions and other factors and may be commenced, suspended or discontinued at any time. The full text of the press release announcing the Board’s authorization of the stock repurchase program is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits     99.1 Federal Signal Corporation Press Release, dated March 16, 2020   104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within 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.   FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION       Dated: March 17, 2020 By: /s/ Ian A. Hudson     Ian A. Hudson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer