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: November 17, 2017

 


 

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

1-5828

 

23-0458500

(State of or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer I.D. No.)

 

1735 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

19103

(Address of principal executive
offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(610) 208-2000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

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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 o

 

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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.

 

On November 17, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Carpenter Technology Corporation (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Kathleen Ligocki to the Board. Ms. Ligocki was also appointed to the Corporate Governance Committee, Compensation Committee and Strategy Committee of the Board. Ms. Ligocki is a Class II director, which means she will stand for re-election at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

The Board determined that Ms. Ligocki qualifies as an independent director under the director independence standards set forth in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Ms. Ligocki will be entitled to compensation under the Company’s compensation policy for non-employee directors. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Ligocki and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Ligocki was appointed as a director. There are no transactions in which Ms. Ligocki has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

The full text of a press release issued in connection with Ms. Ligocki’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release, dated November 20, 2017

 

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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.

 

 

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ James D. Dee

 

 

James D. Dee

 

 

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

Date: November 20, 2017

 

 

 

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