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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 9, 2015

Commission File Number 001-31921

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

9900 West 109^th Street

Suite 100

Overland Park, KS 66210

(913) 344-9200

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code and telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 9, 2015, Compass Minerals International, Inc. issued a press release containing information about the Company's results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015 and providing updated guidance for 2015. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information included or incorporated in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

“Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This Form 8-K and the attached press release contain forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements concerning Compass Minerals’s expected financial performance for the first quarter of 2015. The first quarter results included are preliminary, have not been reviewed or audited by Compass Minerals’ independent registered public accounting firm, and are accordingly subject to adjustment prior to Compass Minerals’ reporting its complete financial results for the first fiscal quarter. The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements the Company makes.

 

The risks and uncertainties referred to above include - but are not limited to - risks associated with: adjustments to our preliminary estimates for the financial results of the first quarter; issues encountered in the completion of the quarterly review; and general economic conditions.

 

Further information on these and other factors that could affect the Company’s financial results is included in filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Information section of the Company’s website at http://www.Compassminerals.com/. Compass Minerals undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: Not applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: Not applicable.

(c) Shell Company Transactions: Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits:

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

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