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): June 2, 1999
THE CARBIDE/GRAPHITE GROUP, INC.
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 1 through Item 4: Not applicable.
Item 5 -- Other Events:
Current Developments Update
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On June 2, 1999, the Company announced the following information with
respect to the labor contract with its hourly workforce at its St. Marys, PA
facility:
Pittsburgh, PA - June 2, 1999 - The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc. (NASDAQ
NNM: CGGI) today noted that, as previously reported, the labor agreement with
the International Union of Electrical, Technical, Salaried Machine and Furniture
Workers, AFL-CIO Local Union 502, representing the hourly workforce at its St.
Marys, Pennsylvania facility will expire at 12:01 AM Eastern Standard Time on
Monday, June 7, 1999. Both parties are currently negotiating in an attempt to
reach a new agreement before the expiration of the current contract. However,
there can be no assurance that a new agreement will be reached prior to the
current contract's expiration.
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.
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Item 6 through Item 9: Not applicable.
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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 following hereunto duly authorized.
The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.
/s/ Walter B. Fowler
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Walter B. Fowler - Chief Executive Officer
Dated: June 2, 1999
