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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): August 25, 2000
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware 000-22029 25-1445468
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer Identification
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4317 Middle Settlement Road
New Hartford, New York 13413
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (315) 798-2900
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Item 5. Other Events.
On August 25, 2000, the Registrant issued a press release regarding
changes in the composition of the Registrant's Board of Directors including: (i)
the retirement of Robert D. Halverstadt from his position as Chairman of the
Registrant's Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2000; (ii) the appointment
of Phillippe Choppin de Janvry as the new Chairman of the Registrant's Board of
Directors, effective October 1, 2000; and (iii) the previously announced
appointment of Dr. T. Grant John as a Director of Registrant's Board of
Directors as well as President and most senior officer of Registrant, effective
September 1, 2000. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
The following is an exhibit to this Report:
Exhibit No. Description
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Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated August 25,
2000, issued by the Registrant.
SIGNATURES
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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.
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Robert F. Dropkin
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Name: Robert F. Dropkin
Title: Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Legal Counsel
Dated: August 30, 2000
EXHIBIT INDEX
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION
Current Report on Form 8-K
Exhibit No. Description
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Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated August 25, 2000.
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