Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 28, 2012, Material Sciences Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 additional shares of common stock. The previous authorization announced in late September 2011 has approximately 400,000 shares remaining to be repurchased. The share repurchases will be made from time to time at MSC's discretion, subject to market conditions and other factors, and will be funded with internally generated cash.

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.

Exhibit No. Document

99.1 Press Release dated September 28, 2012

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