UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM  i 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):  i March 2, 2021

 

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Delaware		i 1-12001		i 25-1792394
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

i 1000 Six PPG Place,  i Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		i 15222-5479
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  i (412)  i 394-2800

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report).

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share		i ATI		i New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)    John D. Sims retired from his position as Senior Advisor to the CEO effective as of February 28, 2021. As previously disclosed, Mr. Sims, who led the Company’s High Performance Materials and Components segment from 2013 through December 31, 2020, assumed the role of Senior Advisor to the CEO as of January 1, 2021 with the expectation that he would retire during 2021.

(e)    The Company entered into a Consulting Agreement (“Consulting Agreement”), dated February 28, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), with Mr. Sims, pursuant to which Mr. Sims will provide certain consulting services to the Company as requested by the Company from time to time through the end of 2021, in exchange for which he will be entitled to certain consulting fees and other benefits as more fully described in the Consulting Agreement. The Consulting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference, also contains provisions that restrict Mr. Sims from competing against the Company or soliciting employees or customers of the Company for a period of 24 months following the effective date, together with other affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for agreements of this nature.

 

Item 9.01.

Exhibit

 

(d)		Exhibit 10.1		Consulting Agreement dated February 28, 2021
		104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

 

Dated: March 2, 2021