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):  May 3, 2019

KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania	1-32737	20-1878963
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
436 Seventh Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		15219
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 227-2001

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	KOP	The New York Stock Exchange

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 3, 2019 we issued a press release announcing first quarter 2019 results. A copy of the press release is included in this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is furnished herewith.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Koppers Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting on May 2, 2019. Three matters were considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of eight persons to serve on our board of directors; (2) an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation; and (3) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2019.

Election of Directors: Nominations of Leroy M. Ball, Jr., Sharon Feng, Ph.D., Traci L. Jensen, David L. Motley, Albert J. Neupaver, Louis L. Testoni, Stephen R. Tritch and Sonja M. Wilkerson to serve as directors for one-year terms expiring in 2020 were considered and all nominees were elected. All nominees received a majority of votes cast. The final voting results are as follows:

Nominees	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Leroy M. Ball, Jr.	16,948,938	27,364	2,873	1,775,371
Sharon Feng, Ph.D.	16,911,120	65,742	2,873	1,775,371
Traci L. Jensen	16,937,905	38,857	2,413	1,775,371
David L. Motley	16,936,684	40,478	2,013	1,775,371
Albert J. Neupaver	16,919,695	57,467	2,013	1,775,371
Louis L. Testoni	16,922,894	54,268	2,013	1,775,371
Stephen R. Tritch	16,847,864	128,798	2,513	1,775,371
Sonja M. Wilkerson	16,915,491	61,371	2,313	1,775,371

Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation: The advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company as disclosed in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting was approved. The final voting results are as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
16,677,652	289,917	11,606	1,775,371

Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP: The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors appointed KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2019. The final voting results to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP are as follows:

For	Against	Abstain
18,591,260	157,875	5,411

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.  The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

99.1 Press Release dated May 3, 2019

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.

Dated: May 3, 2019

KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC.
By:	/s/ Michael J. Zugay
	Michael J. Zugay
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer