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): September 16, 2010
Material Sciences Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 01-8803 | 95-2673173 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2200 East Pratt Boulevard Elk Grove Village, Illinois |
60007 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(847) 439-2210
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 16, 2010, Material Sciences Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it received approval to have its common stock listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The Company expects to commence trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market on September 20, 2010 under the symbol “MASC.”
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in Item 8.01 to this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 16, 2010. | |
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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.
| MATERIAL SCIENCES CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: September 16, 2010 | By: | /s/ Clifford D. Nastas | ||
| Name: | Clifford D. Nastas | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
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