Executive Change

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: October 13, 2020     CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       Delaware   1-5828   23-0458500 (State of or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer I.D. No.)   1735 Market Street Philadelphia , Pennsylvania     19103 (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code) (610) 208-2000 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code     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:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered or required to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $5 Par Value   CRS   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b.2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐       Item 5.02    – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 13, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Carpenter Technology Corporation (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Charles D. McLane, Jr. to the Board. Mr. McLane was appointed to the Audit/Finance and Strategy Committees. Mr. McLane is a Class I director, which means he will stand for re-election at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board determined that Mr. McLane qualifies as independent director under the director independence standards set forth in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. McLane will be entitled to compensation under the Company’s compensation policy for non-employee directors. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. McLane and any other person pursuant to which they were appointed as a director. There are no transactions in which Mr. McLane has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The full text of a press release issued in connection with Mr. McLane’s appointments is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.   Item 9.01    - Financial Statements and Exhibits (d)    Exhibits   Exhibit No.    Description 99.1    Press Release, dated October 15, 2020 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). 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.   CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION By   /s/ James D. Dee   James D. Dee   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   Date: October 16 2020