United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report - July 18, 2005
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Carpenter Technology Corporation
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Delaware |
1-5828 |
23-0458500 |
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(State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer I.D. No.) |
P.O. Box 14662, Reading Pennsylvania, 19612
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (610) 208-2000
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Effective July 18, 2005, Richard Chamberlain, Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer) of Carpenter Technology Corporation, stepped down from that position in anticipation of his retirement, effective August 1, 2005. Effective July 18, 2005, the position of Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer) was filled by Richard Simons. Mr. Simons will also be a Vice President of Carpenter. Mr. Simons, 49, holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, and is a CPA. He comes to Carpenter after twenty-two years with Hardinge, Inc. of Elmira, New York. For the past eight years Simons has served as Executive Vice President & CFO of Hardinge, which is an independent, global, NASDAQ - traded manufacturer of machine tools. Mr. Simons will serve as Vice President and Corporate Controller at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Carpenter.
SIGNATURES
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.
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Date: July 18, 2005 |
Carpenter Technology Corporation By: /s/ David A. Christiansen |