form8k-earningsrelease.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
SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 26, 2008

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AZZ incorporated
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


TEXAS
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
1-12777
Commission File No.
75-0948250
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     
 
University Center 1, Suite 200
1300 South University Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (817) 810-0095

None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Attached is Exhibit 99.1, AZZ incorporated’s Press Release reporting the Company’s unaudited earnings and other selected financial information for the three and six month periods ended August 31, 2008, dated September 26, 2008.

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

Attached is Exhibit 99.2, Unaudited Financial and Other Statistical Information, for the three and six month periods ended August 31, 2008 and Guidance for Fiscal Year 2009, which compiles AZZ incorporated’s unaudited financial and other statistical information for the three and six month periods ended August 31, 2008 and provides forward looking guidance for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2009.  The guidance for the fiscal year to end February 28, 2009, consists of either a projected range or management’s estimate of most likely results.  These projections involve risk and uncertainties, the outcome of which cannot be foreseen at this time and, therefore, actual results will vary from these forecasts.  We undertake no obligation to affirm, publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of information, future events or otherwise.


ITEM 9.01 EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.


Exhibit 99.1
AZZ incorporated’s Press Release reporting the Company’s  unaudited earnings and other selected financial information for the three and six months period ended August 31, 2008, dated September 26, 2008.
   
Exhibit 99.2
Unaudited Financial and Other Statistical Information for the three and six month periods ended August 31, 2008, and Guidance for Fiscal Year 2009.

 
 
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for the statements of historical fact, this report may contain “forward-looking statements'' that involve risks and uncertainties that are detailed from time to time in documents filed by the Company with the SEC. Those risks, uncertainties, and factors include, but are not limited to: change in demand, prices and raw material cost, including zinc which is used in the hot dip galvanizing process; changes in the economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, foreign and domestic, acquisition opportunities, adequacy of financing, and availability of experienced management employees to

 
 

 

implement the Company's growth strategy; and customer demand and response to products and services offered by the Company. The Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.  We undertake no obligation to affirm, publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of information, future events or otherwise.

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.

 
AZZ incorporated
 
DATE:  9/26/08
By: /s/ Dana Perry
 
Dana Perry
Senior Vice President Finance
Chief Financial Officer