Azz Inc 8-K, filed Jan 17, 2020
Azz Inc (AZZ)
8-K
2020-01-17
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About this 8-K
Azz Inc filed this 8-K on January 17, 2020, reporting on events of January 16, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01 - Other Events.
On January 17, 2020, AZZ Inc. issued a press release announcing that on January 16, 2020, its Board of Directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share on the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on February 18, 2020 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 3, 2020.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report.
Exhibit | Description |
99.1 | |
SIGNATURES
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.
AZZ Inc. | |
Date: January 17, 2020 | By: /s/ Tara D. Mackey |
Tara D. Mackey Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |
AZZ Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
of $0.17 Per Share
January 17, 2020 - FORT WORTH, TX - AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), a global provider of metal coating services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.17 per share on the company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on February 18, 2020, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 3, 2020.
While AZZ currently intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, any future dividends, in the amount of $0.17 per share of common stock or otherwise, will be reviewed individually and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion. The company remains committed to enhancing shareholder value based upon its consideration of various factors, including AZZ’s operating results, financial condition and business outlook at the applicable time.
About AZZ Inc.
AZZ Inc. is a global provider of metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution and industrial markets. AZZ Metal Coatings is a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot dip galvanizing to the North American steel fabrication industry. AZZ Energy is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy markets worldwide.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements herein about our expectations of future events or results constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as, “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and management’s views and assumptions regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, changes in customer demand and response to products and services offered by AZZ, including demand by the power generation markets, electrical transmission and distribution markets, the industrial markets, and the metal coatings markets; prices and raw material cost, including zinc and natural gas which are used in the hot dip galvanizing process; changes in the political stability and economic conditions of the various markets that AZZ serves, foreign and domestic, customer requested delays of shipments, acquisition opportunities, currency exchange rates, adequacy of financing, and availability of experienced management and employees to implement AZZ’s growth strategy. AZZ has provided additional information regarding risks associated with the business in AZZ’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019 and other filings with the SEC, available for viewing on AZZ’s website at www.azz.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. These statements are based on information as of the date hereof and AZZ assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Contact: | Paul Fehlman, Senior Vice President - Finance and CFO |
AZZ Inc. 817-810-0095 | |
Internet: www.azz.com | |
Lytham Partners 602-889-9700 | |
Joe Dorame, Robert Blum or Joe Diaz | |
Internet: www.lythampartners.com | |