UNITED STATES
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): April 19, 2011
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-5828 | 23-0458500 | ||
(State of or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer I.D. No.) | ||
P.O. Box 14662 Reading, Pennsylvania |
19612-4662 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(610) 208-2000
Registrants telephone number, including area code
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
(a) At its meeting on April 19, 2011, the Board amended the By-Laws of the Company, effective as of April 19, 2011, to change the Director mandatory retirement age from 70 to 72 years of age. The section of the By-Laws that was amended was 2.6.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Exhibit
3.2 | By-Laws of Carpenter Technology Corporation, as last amended effective April 19, 2011. |
SIGNATURE
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.
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | ||
By | /s/ James D. Dee | |
James D. Dee | ||
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: April 20, 2011