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): April 23, 2009
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 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
(c) On April 23, 2009, the Registrant announced that it had
appointed Andrew W. Whipple as the Registrant's Chief Financial Officer. Mr.
Whipple, age 45, has served as the Registrant's Chief Accounting Officer
since May 2008. Prior to joining the Registrant, from 1998 to 2003 Mr. Whipple
served as Controller and later Chief Financial Officer of Digital Teleport,
Inc., a telecommunications company. After Digital Teleport was acquired by
CenturyTel in 2003, Mr. Whipple became Vice President of Operational Support
CenturyTel, a telecommunications company, from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, Mr.
Whipple joined E3 BioFuels, a biofuels company, where he served as its Chief
Financial Officer until May 2008.
A copy of a press release issued by the Registrant on April 23, 2009
is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
See Exhibit Index.
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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: April 27, 2009
ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.
By /s/ Zsolt Rumy
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Zsolt Rumy
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated April 23, 2009
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