UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2007
XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32498 | 42-1558674 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
14101 Capital Boulevard, Youngsville, North Carolina 27596
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 556-7235
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
The information contained in this report, together with the exhibit attached hereto, under item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On August 8, 2007 Xerium Technologies, Inc. issued a press release reporting preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and announcing that Xerium Technologies, Inc. would conduct a conference call on August 9, 2007 to discuss its preliminary financial results for such period. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The financial results are preliminary in connection with the matters discussed in Item 8.01 below.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 8, 2007 Xerium Technologies, Inc. also announced in the press release included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K that based upon its review of interest rate swaps that it entered into in June 2005, it is evaluating the appropriate accounting for these swaps for the periods since their inception. Accordingly, all financial results in this press release should be considered preliminary.
On August 8, 2007, Xerium Technologies, Inc. issued a press release reporting that on August 7, 2007, its Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.1125 per share of common stock payable on September 14, 2007 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 5, 2007. A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Xerium Technologies, Inc. dated August 8, 2007 relating to preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release of Xerium Technologies, Inc. dated August 8, 2007 relating to declaration of dividend. | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 8, 2007 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Michael P. O’Donnell | |||||
| Name: | Michael P. O’Donnell | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Xerium Technologies, Inc. dated August 8, 2007 relating to preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release of Xerium Technologies, Inc. dated August 8, 2007 relating to declaration of dividend. | |