8-K

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):  April 24, 2008

KEMET Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-20289	57-0923789
(State or other	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction)		Identification No.)

2835 KEMET Way, Simpsonville, SC	29681
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrants telephone number, including area code:  (864) 963-6300

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:

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

On April 24, 2008, KEMET Corporation issued a press release announcing that David E. Gable, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, intends to resign from the Company to pursue other interests.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.  Mr. Gable has agreed to remain with the Company to assist with an orderly transition while a search for his successor is underway, including remaining with the Company to finalize all of the fiscal year end reporting activities.

The terms of the separation with Mr. Gable have not yet been finalized, and those terms and a copy of the separation agreement will be separately filed once they have been finalized.

(a)  Not Applicable

(b)  Not Applicable

(c)  The following exhibit is included with this Report

EXHIBIT 99.1  Press Release, dated April 24, 2008, issued by the Company.

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  April 25, 2008

KEMET Corporation

/S/ Per-Olof Loof

Per-Olof Loof

Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:	David Gable	Dean W. Dimke
	Executive Vice-President, CFO	Director of Corporate and
	davidgable@kemet.com	Marketing Communication
	864-963-6484	deandimke@kemet.com
		864-228-4448

KEMET Announces Resignation of EVP/CFO

GREENVILLE, S.C. (April 24, 2008) — KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) announced today that David Gable, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, is resigning from the Corporation to pursue other interests.  Gable joined KEMET in 1998 as Corporate Controller and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2003.

While a search for his successor will be initiated immediately, Gable has agreed to remain with the Company until that search has been concluded to ensure an orderly transition occurs and to finalize all fiscal year-end reporting activities.

“I want to thank David for his contributions to the business over the years,” stated Per Loof, KEMET Chief Executive Officer. “I wish him well in his future endeavors.”

KEMET Corporation applies world-class service and quality to deliver industry-leading, high-performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world. KEMET offers the world’s most complete line of surface-mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. KEMET’s common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM. Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com.

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