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

SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

January 20, 2016

AZZ INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

TEXAS (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	1-12777 Commission File No.	75-0948250 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
	One Museum Place, Suite 500 3100 West 7th Street Fort Worth, TX 76107 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:

817 810-0095

Not Applicable

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

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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Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 – Other Events.

On January 20, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing a fiscal year third quarter cash dividend payment of $0.15 per share to shareholders of record as of February 5, 2016, which will be payable on February 19, 2016. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.2	Press Release issued by AZZ Inc. on January 20, 2016 announcing a cash dividend

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.

		AZZ Inc.
Date: January 20, 2016	By:	/s/ Paul W. Fehlman
		Paul W. Fehlman Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.2	Press Release issued by AZZ Inc. on January 20, 2016 announcing a cash dividend

EX-99.2

AZZ Inc. Announces Payment of

Quarterly Dividend

January 20, 2016 – FORT WORTH, TX - AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ), today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.15 per share on the company`s outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on February 19, 2016, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 5, 2016.

AZZ Inc. is a global provider of galvanizing services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the markets of power generation, transmission, distribution and industrial in protecting metal and electrical systems used to build and enhance the world’s infrastructure. AZZ Galvanizing is a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot dip galvanizing to the North American steel fabrication industry. AZZ Energy is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy markets worldwide.

Certain statements herein about our expectations of future events or results constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as, “may,” “should,” “expects,“ “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and management’s views and assumptions regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, changes in customer demand and response to products and services offered by AZZ, including demand by the power generation markets, electrical transmission and distribution markets, the industrial markets, and the hot dip galvanizing markets; prices and raw material cost, including zinc and natural gas which are used in the hot dip galvanizing process; changes in the political stability and economic conditions of the various markets that AZZ serves, foreign and domestic, customer requested delays of shipments, acquisition opportunities, currency exchange rates, adequacy of financing, and availability of experienced management and employees to implement AZZ’s growth strategy. AZZ has provided additional information regarding risks associated with the business in AZZ’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015 and other filings with the SEC, available for viewing on AZZ’s website at www.azz.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. These statements are based on information as of the date hereof and AZZ assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Contact:	Paul Fehlman, Senior Vice President – Finance and CFO
	AZZ incorporated 817-810-0095
	Internet: www.azz.com
	Lytham Partners 602-889-9700
	Joe Dorame or Robert Blum
	Internet: www.lythampartners.com