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): May 2, 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.
(b) On May 7, 2009, the Registrant announced that James W. Betts had
retired as a director of the Registrant, effective as of May 2, 2009.
(c) On May 7, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Registrant
appointed Pedro Reynoso as a director of the Registrant effective May 2, 2009.
Mr. Reynoso was appointed as a Class II director to fill the vacancy resulting
from the retirement of Mr. Betts, and Mr. Reynoso will serve a term expiring
at the Registrant's 2010 annual meeting of shareholders.
A copy of a press release issued by the Registrant on May 7, 2009 is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On May 7, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that
Mr. James W. Betts had retired as a director of the Company and that Mr. Pedro
Reynoso had been appointed as a director of the Registration effective as of
May 2, 2009. A copy of a press release issued by the Registrant on May 7, 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.
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: May 7, 2009
ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.
By /s/ Zsolt Rumy
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Zsolt Rumy
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated May 7, 2009