UNITED STATES
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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 15, 2007
KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-32737 | 20-1878963 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania | 15219 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(412) 227-2001
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 1.01. | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Koppers Inc., a subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc., and CSX Transportation Inc. (“CSX”) have agreed to a new five-year contract that was executed on March 15, 2007. The initial term of the contract is February 1, 2007 through January 31, 2012. The contract also includes provisions that allow the term to be extended for an additional five-year period. Koppers provides treated railroad crossties as well as other products and services to CSX through its railroad products and services business.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Steven R. Lacy | |
| Steven R. Lacy | ||
| Senior Vice President, Administration, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: March 20, 2007
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