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
February 8, 2000
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(Date of Report, date of earliest event reported)
TREMONT CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-10126 76-0262791
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
1999 Broadway, Suite 4300, Denver, CO 80202
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Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(303) 296-5600
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5: Other Events
On February 8, 2000, the Registrant issued the press release attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference. The press
release relates to an announcement by Registrant regarding Registrant's first
quarter 2000 dividend.
Item 7: Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Item No. Exhibit List
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99.1 Press release dated February 8, 2000 issued by Registrant.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
TREMONT CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Robert E. Musgraves
Robert E. Musgraves
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: February 10, 2000
EXHIBIT 99.1
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Tremont Corporation Mark A. Wallace
1999 Broadway, Suite 4300 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Denver, Colorado 80202 303-296-5600
TREMONT DECLARES FIRST QUARTER 2000 DIVIDEND
DENVER, COLORADO . . . February 8, 2000 . . . Tremont Corporation
(NYSE: TRE) announced today that its board of directors, at its most recent
meeting, declared a regular quarterly dividend of seven cents ($0.07) per share
of common stock, payable on March 30, 2000 to stockholders of record as of the
close of business on March 15, 2000.
The Board of Directors also elected Mark A. Wallace to serve as Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Corporation, to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation of J. Thomas Montgomery, Jr.
Tremont Corporation, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is principally
a holding company with operations in the titanium metals business, conducted
through Titanium Metals Corporation, the titanium dioxide business, conducted
through NL Industries, Inc., and real estate development, conducted through The
Landwell Company.
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