UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): February 6, 2020

KEMET Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-15491	57-0923789
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

KEMET Tower, One East Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code) 

(954) 766-2800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01	KEM	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 6, 2020, KEMET Corporation (the “Company”) issued a News Release announcing preliminary consolidated results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2019.

A copy of this News Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 6, 2020, the Company will host a conference call to discuss financial results for its fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2019. The slide package prepared for use by executive management for this presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. All of the information in the presentation and earnings call is presented as of February 6, 2020, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.

The information included in this Form 8-K, as well as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)                              Not Applicable

(b)                              Not Applicable

(c)                               Not Applicable

(d)                              Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	News Release, dated February 6, 2020 issued by the Company.
99.2	Slide Package prepared for use in connection with the Company’s conference call to be held on February 6, 2020 for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2019.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded in the cover page formatted in Inline XBRL)

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.

Date:	February 6, 2020	KEMET Corporation
	By:	/s/ GREGORY C. THOMPSON
		Gregory C. Thompson
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer