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
April 28, 2006
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 1-32737 | 20-1878963 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
(Address of principal executive offices)
(412) 227-2001
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
On April 28, 2006, Koppers Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc., entered into an amendment to its existing credit agreement to, among other things, provide for a $40 million term loan to facilitate the purchase of certain assets related to the coal tar business of Reilly Industries, Inc. and increase the revolving credit facility to $125 million from $115 million. The amendment to the credit agreement is furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Second Amendment to Credit Agreement By and Among Koppers Inc., each of the Guarantors, the Banks (as defined in the Credit Agreement), PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, National City Bank of Pennsylvania, as Syndication Agent, and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Bank of America, N.A. and First Commonwealth Bank, as Co-Documentation Agents. |
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.
Dated: May 3, 2006
KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Brian H. McCurrie | |
| Brian H. McCurrie | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||