UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM8-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): May 29, 2018
ALERIS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| Delaware | 333-185443 | 27-1539594 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
25825 Science Park Drive, Suite 400, Cleveland, Ohio 44122
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(216)910-3400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
In connection with its previously announced new senior secured first lien term loan, Aleris International, Inc. (the “Company”) intends to make a presentation to prospective lenders. Portions of the lender presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and are incorporated by reference herein. The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is summary information that should be considered in the context of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public announcements that the Company may make by press release or otherwise from time to time. Such information speaks as of the date of this Current Report on Form8-K. While the Company may elect to update the attached materials in the future to reflect events and circumstances occurring or existing after the date of this Current Report on Form8-K, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as may be required by law.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act’), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall any such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01. | Exhibits and Financial Statements. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| ALERIS CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: May 29, 2018 | By: | /s/ Eric M. Rychel | ||||
| Name: | Eric M. Rychel | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | May 2018 Aleris Lender Presentation | |