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EX-99.1 - NEWS RELEASE - TMS International Corp. | d310957dex991.htm |
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): March 2, 2012
TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
001-31528 | Delaware | 20-5899976 | ||
(Commission File Number) |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
12 Monongahela Avenue
P.O. Box 2000
Glassport, PA 15045
(412) 678-6141
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On March 2, 2012, TMS International Corp. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that the Companys indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Tube City IMS Corporation (TCIMS), is pursuing a potential debt refinancing pursuant to which TCIMS intends to enter into a new senior secured term loan in an amount of approximately $300 million. The proceeds of the refinancing, if effected, are anticipated to be used towards repayment in full of TCIMS existing term loan facility, which matures on January 25, 2014, the repayment, repurchase, and/or redemption of its 9 3/4% Senior Subordinate Notes due February 1, 2015, and related fees and expenses. The timing, size, and terms of any potential refinancing and the use of proceeds thereof are subject to market and other conditions, and the Company makes no assurance that such actions will take place at any specific time, or at all.
A copy of the news release announcing the proposed refinancing is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
99.1 News Release dated March 2, 2012
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.
TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. | ||||||
Date: March 2, 2012 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Daniel E. Rosati | |||||
Daniel E. Rosati | ||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |