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) November 12, 2009
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)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 12, 2009, Koppers Holdings Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing a tender offer for its outstanding 9 7/8% Senior Discount Notes due 2014. The Company also announced an expected amendment to its existing credit agreement.
In a separate press release, the Company also announced that its subsidiary, Koppers Inc., intends to offer $300 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2019 in a private offering.
Copies of both press releases are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 12, 2009. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated November 12, 2009. | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /S/ BRIAN H. MCCURRIE | |||||
| Name: | Brian H. McCurrie | |||||
| Date: November 12, 2009 | Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number |
Description |
Method of Filing | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 12, 2009. | Filed herewith. | ||
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated November 12, 2009. | Filed herewith. | ||