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) August 2, 2007
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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1-12001
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25-1792394 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(IRS Employer
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| 1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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15222-5479 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (412) 394-2800
(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:
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| Item 5.04 |
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Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans. |
Beginning on July 12, 2007, Allegheny Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) sent a notice
to participants in its 401(k) Savings Plans (the “401(k) Plans”) informing them that the 401(k)
Plans would be introducing new investment options and features to the 401(k) Plans. The notice
stated that, during a specified period of time while these changes are implemented, participants in
the 401(k) Plans would not be able to process any account transactions. The notice also stated that
this time period will begin at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 23, 2007 and is expected to end
during the week of September 17, 2007.
On August 2, 2007, the Company sent a blackout restriction notice (the “BTR Notice”) to its
directors and executive officers informing them that, because the restrictions during the blackout
period described above include restrictions on investment changes involving the Company’s common
stock held in the 401(k) Plans, they would be prohibited during the blackout period, pursuant to
Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC’s rules promulgated thereunder, from
purchasing and selling shares of the Company’s common stock (including derivative securities
pertaining to such shares) acquired in connection with their service as a director or employment as
an executive officer.
A copy of the BTR Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference. During the blackout period and for a period of two years after the blackout period has
ended, interested parties may obtain, without charge, information regarding the beginning and
ending dates of the blackout period by contacting Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, Attention:
Corporate Secretary, 1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-5479 (telephone (412)
394-2800).
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| Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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99.1 |
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Notice to Executive Officers and Directors of Allegheny
Technologies Incorporated regarding a 401(k) Plans Blackout Period and Trading
Restrictions. |