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: October 8, 2019

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-5828	23-0458500
(State of or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer I.D. No.)

1735 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		19103
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(610) 208-2000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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Securities registered or required to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $5 Par Value		CRS		New York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Carpenter Technology Corporation (the “Company”) was held on October 8, 2019. The following matters were voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each matter are provided below.

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Three Directors. The following nominees were elected to the Board of Directors for a term expiring in 2022:

Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Dr. Viola L. Acoff	41,541,265	484,636	2,113,585
I. Martin Inglis	41,150,120	875,781	2,113,585
Stephen M. Ward, Jr.	41,135,721	890,180	2,113,585

Proposal No. 2 - Approval of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s stockholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020:

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain
43,215,674		682,241		241,571

Proposal No. 3 -Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Officers, in an Advisory Vote. The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named officers, in an advisory vote:

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
41,061,823		882,271		81,807		2,113,585

Proposal No. 4 -Approval of the amended and restated Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan for Officers and Key Employees. The Company’s stockholders approved the amended and restated Stock-Based Compensation Plan for Officers and Key Employees:

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
40,741,539		1,206,994		77,368		2,113,585

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.

	CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

	By	/s/ James D. Dee
		James D. Dee
		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: October 9, 2019