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): July 10, 2008
MATERIAL SCIENCES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-8803 | 95-2673173 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2200 East Pratt Boulevard Elk Grove Village, Illinois |
60007 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(847) 439-2210
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 10, 2008, Material Sciences Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its final results of operations for the three months ended May 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The press release, including its attached financial statements for the period, reflects a foreign currency transaction gain of $354,000 that was not reflected in the Company’s preliminary results of operations disclosed in the Company’s press release dated July 9, 2008. The foreign currency transaction gain is reflected in the Company’s financial statements reported in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended May 31, 2008, filed July 10, 2008.
The information, including Exhibit 99.1, in this Item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall otherwise be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 10, 2008. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| MATERIAL SCIENCES CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: July 10, 2008 |
By: | /s/ James M. Froisland | ||
| Name: | James M. Froisland | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer and Corporate Secretary. | |||