Ohio | 34-1888342 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
Incorporation or Organization) | Identification No.) |
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Items to be Included in this Report
The Kings Mountain operation was sold pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated March 31, 2005, among the Company, as guarantor, Oglebay Norton Specialty Minerals, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Zemex Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The assets sold primarily consisted of certain assets employed in the business of mining, processing and selling muscovite mica and b y-products of feldspathic sand and kaolin clay at its land and facilities in Kings Mountain, North Carolina and vicinity.
On April 6, 2005, the Company issued a press release related to this disposition. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
On April 11, 2005, the Company issued a press release related to this event. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. This disclosure does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation to buy, any such security.
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99.1 Press Release dated April 6, 2005, announcing the sale of the Company's Kings Mountain mica operation.
99.2 Press Release dated April 11, 2005, announcing that the Securities and Exchange Commission declared the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, relating to the resale of certain securities, effective as of April 8, 2005.
Oglebay Norton Company | ||||||||
Date: April 12, 2005. | By: | /s/ Julie A. Boland | ||||||
Julie A. Boland | ||||||||
Vice President, CFO and Treasurer | ||||||||
Exhibit No. | Description | |
EX-99.1 | Press Release dated April 6, 2005, announcing the sale of the Company's Kings Mountain mica operation. | |
EX-99.2 | Press Release dated April 11, 2005, announcing that the Securities and Exchange Commission declared the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, relating to the resale of certain securities, effective as of April 8, 2005. |