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): November 17, 2017

 

UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

(972) 991-8400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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.   ☐

 

 

 

Item 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

 

On November 17, 2017, United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. issued a News Release announcing that its Board of Directors has extended the Company’s previously announced repurchase program for of up to $10,000,000 of its common stock for another 12 monhts.  The remaining amount available under the program is $7,151,226 for the repurchase of common stock from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions.  The repurchase authorization may be modified, extended, suspended or discontinued at any time without notice. A copy of the News Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in response to this Item.

 

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITs

(d) Exhibits

The Exhibit Index set forth below is incorporated by reference in response to this Item:

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.