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
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January 3, 2011 |
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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1-12001
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25-1792394 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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| 1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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15222-5479 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (412) |
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394-2800 |
N/A
(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:
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| Item 1.01 |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On January 4, 2011, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (the “Company”) executed and delivered
an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Company and J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated on behalf of
themselves and the other underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance
and sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Company’s 5.950% Senior Notes due 2021
(the “Senior Notes”). The offering and sale of the Senior Notes are expected to be completed on
January 7, 2011. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has agreed to
indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribute payments that the Underwriters may be required to make
because of any of those liabilities. The Senior Notes will be issued pursuant to a base indenture
dated as of June 1, 2009, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., as trustee, as
supplemented by a supplemental indenture expected to be dated as of January 7, 2011. A copy of the
Underwriting Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1.
The foregoing is not a complete discussion of the Underwriting Agreement. Accordingly, the
foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement
attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
On January 3, 2011, the Company announced the expiration of the review period under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for its previously announced acquisition of
Ladish Co., Inc. The Company’s press release announcing the expiration of the review period is set
forth in its entirety and filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.
On January 4, 2011, the Company announced the pricing of its offering of the Senior Notes.
The Company’s press release announcing the pricing of its offering of the Senior Notes is set forth
in its entirety and filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated
herein by reference.
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| Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit 1.1
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Underwriting Agreement dated January 4, 2011, among Allegheny
Technologies Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters
named therein. |
| Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated January 3, 2011. |
| Exhibit 99.2
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Press Release dated January 4, 2011. |