SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): October 22, 1999
THE CARBIDE/GRAPHITE GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-20490 25-1575609
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification Code)
One Gateway Center, 19th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 562-3700
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Item 5. Other Events
On October 22, 1999, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the
resignation of James G. Baldwin as a director, effective that date. A copy of
the press release is attached as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated
herein by reference. A copy of Mr. Baldwin's letter of resignation dated October
22, 1999 is also attached as an exhibit to this report.
Item 7. Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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17 Letter of Resignation of James G. Baldwin
Dated October 22,1999
99.1 Press Release Dated October 22, 1999
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE CARBIDE/GRAPHITE GROUP, INC.
/s/ Walter B. Fowler
Walter B. Fowler - Chief Executive Officer
Dated: October 22, 1999
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Exhibit 17
October 22, 1999
Board of Directors
The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my resignation as a member of the Board of Directors of The
Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries and any committees of the
Board of which I am a member, effective October 22, 1999.
Sincerely,
/s/ James G. Baldwin
James G. Baldwin
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Exhibit 99.1
THE CARBIDE/GRAPHITE GROUP, INC.
NOTES DIRECTOR RESIGNATION
Pittsburgh, PA - October 22, 1999 - The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ NNM: CGGI) today said that James G. Baldwin, 74, has resigned from the
Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Baldwin, who had been a director of the
Company since its inception in 1988, also served as its Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer until his retirement in 1994. Walter B. Fowler, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of C/G, commented, "Jim provided valuable leadership
throughout his career at C/G and was responsible for much of our early success
achieved after the Company's buy-out from The BOC Group in 1988. We are grateful
for his contributions and wish him well in the future."
The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of industrial
graphite and calcium carbide products with manufacturing facilities in St.
Marys, Pennsylvania; Niagara Falls, New York; Louisville and Calvert City,
Kentucky; and Seadrift, Texas.
