8-K

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): April 16, 2020 (April 10, 2020)

DMC Global Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	0-8328	84-0608431
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

11800 Ridge Parkway, Suite 300

Broomfield, Colorado  80021

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(303) 665-5700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 10, 2020, John Scheatzle, the President of NobelClad, the composite metals business segment of DMC Global Inc. (the “Company”), announced his resignation from the Company effective May 1, 2020. A copy of the Company’s press release announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, April 15, 2020

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.

	DMC GLOBAL INC.
Dated: April 16, 2020	By:	/s/ Michael Kuta
		Michael Kuta
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:	CONTACT:
	Geoff High, Vice President of Investor Relations
	303-604-3924

DMC GLOBAL ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF NOBELCLAD PRESIDENT JOHN SCHEATZLE

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – April 15, 2020 – DMC Global Inc. (Nasdaq: BOOM) today announced John Scheatzle has resigned as president of NobelClad, DMC’s composite metals business. Scheatzle joined NobelClad in November 2016.

DMC CEO Kevin Longe said, “I want to thank John for his leadership during the past three years, and wish him success as he pursues a new career opportunity.”

Longe added, “The NobelClad business is very well positioned for the future. Its talented leadership team has established an efficient global operating structure and a compelling growth strategy. In addition, its commercial team has been pursuing a range of new-business opportunities that are materializing. First quarter 2020 bookings of $29 million were the second strongest in the past five years, and order backlog at the end of the quarter was $41 million, up from $32 million at the end of the prior quarter.”

About DMC

DMC Global is a diversified holding company. Our innovative businesses provide differentiated products and services to niche industrial and commercial markets around the world. DMC’s objective is to identify well-run businesses and strong management teams and support them with long-term capital and strategic, legal, technology and operating resources. Our approach helps our portfolio companies grow core businesses, launch new initiatives, upgrade technologies and systems to support their long-term strategy, and make acquisitions that improve their competitive positions and expand their markets. DMC’s culture is to foster local innovation versus centralized control, and stand behind our businesses in ways that truly add value. Today, DMC’s portfolio consists of DynaEnergetics and NobelClad, which collectively address the energy, industrial processing and transportation markets. Based in Broomfield, Colorado, DMC trades on Nasdaq under the symbol “BOOM.” For more information, visit the Company’s website at: http://www.dmcglobal.com.

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