Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Carpenter Technology Corporation
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: April 22, 2009
Event: Declaration of quarterly cash dividend.
Key Financial Metrics
This filing does not contain revenue, profit, cash flow, margin, debt, or liquidity metrics. The document solely reports a corporate action regarding shareholder dividends.
Material Changes
No material changes to financial performance or operations are reported in this filing. The only material event is the Board of Directors' declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share of common stock.
Guidance, Outlook, and Management Commentary
The filing contains no forward-looking guidance, management commentary on operations, risk factors, or contingencies. It references a press release (Exhibit 99.1) regarding the dividend announcement but does not include the text of that release within this summary.
Important Facts for Investors to Verify
- Dividend Amount: $0.18 per share.
- Record Date: May 5, 2009 (shareholders must own stock by this date to receive the dividend).
- Payment Date: June 4, 2009.
- Ex-Dividend Date: May 1, 2009 (stock will trade without the dividend value on or after this date).