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):

April 5, 2018

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 Seventh Street Fort Worth, TX 76107 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:

(817) 810-0095

None

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

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Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 – Other Events.

On April 6, 2018, AZZ Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share on the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on May 9, 2018 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 25, 2018.

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
99.1	Press Release issued by AZZ Inc. on April 6, 2018.

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: April 6, 2018	By:	/s/ Paul W. Fehlman
		Paul W. Fehlman Senior Vice President & CFO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by AZZ Inc. on April 6, 2018.

EX-99.1

AZZ Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

of $0.17 Per Share

April 6, 2018- FORT WORTH, TX - AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), a global provider of metal coating services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.17 per share on the company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on May 9, 2018, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 25, 2018.

While AZZ currently intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, any future dividends, in the amount of $0.17 per share of common stock or otherwise, will be reviewed individually and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion. The Board of Directors remains committed to enhancing shareholder value based upon its consideration of various factors, including AZZ’s operating results, financial condition and business outlook at the applicable time.

AZZ Inc. is a global provider of metal coating 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 Metal Coatings 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

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Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017 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 Inc. 817-810-0095
	Internet: www.azz.com
	Lytham Partners 602-889-9700
	Joe Dorame, Robert Blum or Joe Diaz
	Internet: www.lythampartners.com

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