Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 22, 2009, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated held its second quarter
2009 earnings conference call, broadcast live by webcast. The conference call
script is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished, not filed, under
Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Certain statements in the script contain "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain
statements in the script relate to future events and expectations and, as such,
constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on
management's current expectations and include known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which we are unable to predict or
control, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to
materially differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: (a) material
adverse changes in economic or industry conditions generally, including credit
market conditions and related issues, and global supply and demand conditions
and prices for our specialty metals; (b) material adverse changes in the markets
we serve, including the aerospace and defense, electrical energy, chemical
process industry, oil and gas, medical, automotive, construction and mining, and
other markets; (c) our inability to achieve the level of cost savings,
productivity improvements, synergies, growth or other benefits anticipated by
management, including those anticipated from strategic investments, whether due
to significant increases in energy, raw materials or employee benefits costs,
the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, or
other factors; (d) volatility of prices and availability of supply of the raw
materials that are critical to the manufacture of our products; (e) declines in
the value of our defined benefit pension plan assets or unfavorable changes in
laws or regulations that govern pension plan funding; (f) significant legal
proceedings or investigations adverse to us; (g) other risk factors summarized
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and in
other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no
duty to update our forward-looking statements.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD.
The disclosure furnished above under Item 2.02 is hereby incorporated by
reference into and furnished under this Item 7.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Script for Allegheny Technologies Incorporated second quarter 2009
earnings conference call.