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) January 21, 2009
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
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer |
| of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.) |
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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
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 21, 2009, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated held its fourth quarter 2008 earnings
conference call, broadcast live by webcast. The conference call script is attached as Exhibit 99.1
and is being furnished, not filed, under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Certain statements in the script contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain statements in the script relate to
future events and expectations and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as “anticipates,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “expects,” “would,” “should,” “will,” “will likely result,” “forecast,” “outlook,”
“projects,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current
expectations and include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which we
are unable to predict or control, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to
materially differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements include: (a) material adverse changes in economic or industry conditions generally,
including credit market conditions and related issues, and global supply and demand conditions and
prices for our specialty metals; (b) material adverse changes in the markets we serve, including
the aerospace and defense, construction and mining, automotive, electrical energy, chemical process
industry, oil and gas, medical and other markets; (c) our inability to achieve the level of cost
savings, productivity improvements, synergies, growth or other benefits anticipated by management,
including those anticipated from strategic investments and the integration of acquired businesses,
whether due to significant increases in energy, raw materials or employee benefits costs, the
possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, or other factors;
(d) volatility of prices and availability of supply of the raw materials that are critical to the
manufacture of our products; (e) declines in the value of our defined benefit pension plan assets
or unfavorable changes in laws or regulations that govern pension plan funding; (f) significant
legal proceedings or investigations adverse to us; (g) other risk factors summarized in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and in other reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no duty to update our forward-looking statements.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD.
The disclosure furnished above under Item 2.02 is hereby incorporated by reference into and
furnished under this Item 7.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1
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Script for Allegheny Technologies Incorporated fourth quarter 2008 earnings
conference call. |