FORM 8-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, S.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 2009
AZZ incorporated
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | 1-12777 Commission File No. | 75-0948250 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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| | University Centre 1, Suite 200 1300 South University Drive Fort Worth, TX 76107 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | |
| Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: | (817) 810-0095 |
None (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Section 3—Securities and Trading Markets
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
On January 7, 2009, the Rights Agreement dated, January 7, 1999 between AZZ incorporated (the “Company”) and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent, expired by its own terms. The Board of Directors of the Company determined not to extend the term of the Rights Agreement. Accordingly, as of January 7, 2009, the Company does not have a “poison pill” or shareholder rights plan.
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.
| | AZZ incorporated |
DATE: 1/19/2009 | By: /s/ Dana Perry |
| | Dana Perry Senior Vice President Finance Chief Financial Officer |
