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): December 10, 2015

 

Dynamic Materials Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware		0-8328		84-0608431
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

5405 Spine Road

Boulder, Colorado  80301

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

 

(303) 665-5700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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Item 7.01                                           Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 10, 2015, officers of Dynamic Materials Corporation (the “Company”) during a meeting with investors stated annualized savings from the Company’s previously announced restructuring and cost-saving initiatives are expected to be between $8.0 million and $10.0 million, of which approximately one-third has been recognized in 2015. Key cost-saving initiatives during 2015 include the closure of an Edmonton-based production facility and the consolidation of eight North American distribution centers by the Company’s DynaEnergetics business, and the consolidation of European explosion welding operations by the Company’s NobelClad business. Management also indicated the Company’s employee headcount is down approximately 20%, including temporary employees, from the beginning of 2015.

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.

	DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION
Dated: December 11, 2015	By:	/s/ Michael Kuta
		Michael Kuta
		Chief Financial Officer