Form 8-K

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MkNs4S45dpJJa0Fu/Ddxty0YCFgHTMwm0XBaGbbXFLHgYW4Xe+06voJ3aqeohqef Oezx4KgIBXHVh9H8xjZYYw== 0001193125-07-060601.txt : 20070321 0001193125-07-060601.hdr.sgml : 20070321 20070321163130 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-060601 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070316 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement FILED AS OF DATE: 20070321 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070321 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Aleris International, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000202890 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECONDARY SMELTING & REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS [3341] IRS NUMBER: 752008280 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07170 FILM NUMBER: 07709448 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25825 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: BEACHWOOD STATE: OH ZIP: 44122 BUSINESS PHONE: 2169103400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25825 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: BEACHWOOD STATE: OH ZIP: 44122 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IMCO RECYCLING INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FRONTIER TEXAS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19881012 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIONEER TEXAS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850416 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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):		March 21, 2007 (March 16, 2007)

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

1-7170

75-2008280

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

25825 Science Park Drive, Suite 400

Beachwood, Ohio

44122

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 910-3400

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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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 16, 2007, the Company entered into a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006 and amended and restated as of December 19, 2006 by and among the Company, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Aleris Deutschland Holding GmbH, the lenders from time to time party to the Term Loan Agreement, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (the “Term Loan Agreement”). Pursuant to the First Amendment, the pricing grid for loans under the Term Loan Agreement has been reduced by 37.5 basis points. In addition, the First Amendment provides that in the case of certain future repricing transactions, the Company will pay the existing lenders under the Term Loan Agreement a fee equal to 1% of the aggregate principal amount of all loans prepaid, converted or outstanding in the repricing transaction.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 21, 2007


Aleris International, Inc.

By:		Michael D. Friday
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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