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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | | February 28, 2017 | | |
Materion Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Ohio | | 001-15885 | | 34-1919973 |
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| 6070 Parkland Blvd., Mayfield Hts., Ohio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44124 | | | | | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 216-486-4200 | |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Effective February 28, 2017, Materion Advanced Materials Germany GmbH (the "Company") a subsidiary of Materion Corporation, entered into a precious metals consignment agreement (the "Consignment Agreement") with The Bank of Nova Scotia. The Consignment Agreement allows the Company to consign gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rodium in Germany up to $75 million. Simultaneously, Materion Corporation entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Third Amended and Restated Precious Metals Agreement with The Bank of Nova Scotia to reduce the domestic consignment amount by $75 million, from $200 million to $125 million.
The foregoing description of the Consignment Agreement and the Amendment are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Consignment Agreement and the Amendment, copies of which have been filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this report.
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| Exhibit | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Consignment Agreement dated as of February 28, 2017. |
| 99.2 | | Amendment No. 8 to the Amended and Restated Consignment Agreement dated as of February 28, 2017. |
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.
Materion Corporation
March 1, 2017 By: /s/ Christopher E. Eberhardt
Christopher E. Eberhardt
Vice President, Tax and Treasury
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Consignment Agreement dated as of February 28, 2017. |
| 99.2 | | Amendment No. 8 to the Amended and Restated Consignment Agreement dated as of February 28, 2017. |
