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): March 24, 2020
SYNALLOY CORPORATION | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Delaware | 0-19687 | 57-0426694 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4510 Cox Road, Suite 201, Richmond, Virginia | 23060 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (804) 822-3260 | ||
Inapplicable | ||
(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 | Name of exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | SYNL | NASDAQ Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company [ ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On March 24, 2020, Synalloy Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release acknowledging receipt of a notice that Privet Fund Management LLC (“Privet”) and UPG Enterprises, LLC (“UPG”) intend to nominate a slate of director nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of Directors will review Privet’s and UPG’s nomination notice, including the qualifications of Privet's and UPG's director designees, and will make recommendations concerning the election of directors in the Company's definitive proxy statement that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Important Other Information
The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company intends to file a definitive proxy statement and proxy card with the SEC in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders. SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Exhibit 99.2 attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Exhibit 99.2”) contains information regarding the direct and indirect interests, by securities holdings or otherwise, of the Company’s directors and executive officers in the Company’s securities. If the holdings of the Company’s securities change from the amounts provided in Exhibit 99.2, such changes will be set forth in SEC filings on Forms 3, 4, and 5, which can be found through the Company’s website at www.synalloy.com or through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information can also be found in the Company’s other SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Updated information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Shareholders will be able to obtain the definitive proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC at no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge at the Company’s website at www.synalloy.com.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
The following are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K: | |
Exhibit No, | Description of Exhibit |
99.1 | Press Release of Synalloy Corporation, dated March 24, 2020 |
99.2 | Security holdings of directors and executive officers |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SYNALLOY CORPORATION |
By: /S/ DENNIS M. LOUGHRAN |
Dennis M. Loughran |
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
Dated: March 25, 2020 |
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