UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
December 27, 2012
KEMET Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-15491 |
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57-0923789 |
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(State of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2835 KEMET Way, Simpsonville, SC |
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29681 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(864) 963-6300
(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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 2, 2013, KEMET Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release concerning the receipt of antitrust clearance from the Anti-monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China for the previously announced intent to acquire a 34% interest in NEC Tokin by KEMET Electronics Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary. All required governmental approvals to complete the transaction have now been obtained. The closing of the transaction is scheduled to occur on February 1, 2013, and remains subject to satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Press Release, dated January 2, 2013, issued by the Company |
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: January 2, 2013 |
KEMET Corporation |
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/s/ WILLIAM M. LOWE, JR. |
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William M. Lowe, Jr. |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |