UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 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: November
20, 2009)
North
American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware
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1-3920
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71-0268502
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(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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5314
South Yale Avenue, Suite 1000, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
(Address
of principal executive
offices) (Zip
Code)
(Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code): (918) 494-0964
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM
8.01 OTHER EVENTS
North
American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc. (“the Company’) experienced a fire
late Friday afternoon, November 20, 2009 at its St. Louis
facility. There were no injuries, and there was no environmental
contamination outside the plant. The cause of the fire is currently
under investigation.
The
Company plans to transport product to be galvanized from the St. Louis market to
other North American Galvanizing Company plants in its eleven plant
network. The Company is compiling an estimate of the loss and the
time table to restart the facility. The Company expects that
the majority of the loss will be covered by insurance.
This
filing may contain “forward-looking statements” as defined under
U.S. securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements concerning the
Company’s beliefs and expectations of future performance. Forward-looking
statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements and
management's present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties
include the risk factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this
filing. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise these
statements or to provide reasons why actual results may
differ.
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.
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NORTH
AMERICAN GALVANIZING & COATINGS, INC.
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Date: November
23, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Beth B. Pulley | |
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Beth
B. Pulley (formerly Hood)
Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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