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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2005
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Commission file number 1-10582
Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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5050 Lincoln Drive |
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Edina, Minnesota |
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| 55436-1097 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 351-3000
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(d) On November 1, 2005, the Board of Directors of Alliant Techsystems Inc. (“ATK”) increased the number of directors of ATK from nine to ten and elected Cynthia L. Lesher, president and chief executive officer of Northern States Power Company Minnesota, one of four operating companies that make up Xcel Energy Inc., to ATK’s Board of Directors. The Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee recommended Ms. Lesher’s election to the Board. The Board of Directors also appointed Ms. Lesher to the Personnel and Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee.
The Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Lesher is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Standards. There was no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Lesher and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Lesher was selected as a director and there are no relationships or related transactions between Ms. Lesher and ATK of the type required to be disclosed under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules.
A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Lesher’s election is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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| Press release issued by Alliant Techsystems Inc. on November 2, 2005. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: November 2, 2005 | By: | /s/ Keith D. Ross |
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| Name: | Keith D. Ross | |
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| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
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