UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):
August 7, 2003
KENTUCKY ELECTRIC STEEL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-22416 | 61-1244541 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
P.O. Box 3500
Ashland, Kentucky 41105-3500
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (606) 929-1222
Item 5. Other Events
On August 7, 2003, Kentucky Electric Steel, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had entered into an amendment of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated July 7, 2003, with KES Acquisition Company, LLC (“KES Acquisition”). A copy of the press release announcing the execution of the Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 7, 2003 |
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.
| | KENTUCKY ELECTRIC STEEL, INC. | ||
| Date: August 8, 2003 | By: | /s/ William J. Jessie | |
| Name: | William J. Jessie | ||
| Title: | President and Chief Operating Officer | ||
