UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): March 17, 2005
ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI 0-20600 43-1311101
(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification
organization) Number)
3101 MCKELVEY ROAD
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63044
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(314) 291-5110
(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.
On March 17, 2005, Zoltek Companies, Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release reporting that its fire-resistant Pyron(R) fiber has
been selected by the Juvenile Products Division of Simmons Company as its
material of choice for a new line of super-safe cribs and mattresses for
babies and small children. Zoltek is teamed with Leggett & Platt, Inc. in
supplying this bedding material to Simmons. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 99.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
Exhibit Number Description
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99 Press Release issued by the Company
on March 17, 2005.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 21, 2005
ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.
By /s/ Kevin Schott
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Kevin Schott
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99 Press Release, dated March 17, 2005.
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