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): February 26, 2012
 
ACCURIDE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-32483
 
61-1109077
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
7140 Office Circle, Evansville, IN
 
47715
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 962-5000
 
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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 26, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. New York time, all outstanding warrants of Accuride Corporation (the “Company”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock expired in accordance with their terms.  None of the warrants, which were issued in connection with the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy on February 26, 2010, were exercised prior to expiration.


 
 

 

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.


ACCURIDE CORPORATION
 
/s/ STEPHEN A. MARTIN
 
Dated:  February 28, 2012
 
Stephen A. Martin
     
Senior Vice President / General Counsel