PITTSBURGH, Nov. 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), an
integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment
chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced that its Board of
Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share of Koppers common stock.
The dividend is payable on December 16,
2024, to shareholders of record as of the close of trading
on November 29, 2024.
Koppers expects to pay regular quarterly dividends, with future
declarations subject to approval by its Board of Directors and the
Board's determination that the declaration of dividends remains in
the best interests of Koppers and its shareholders. The decision of
whether to pay future dividends and the amount of any such
dividends will be based on the Company's financial position,
results of operations, cash flows, capital requirements, the
requirements of applicable law and any other factors the Board of
Directors may deem relevant.
About Koppers
Koppers (NYSE: KOP) is an integrated global provider of
essential treated wood products, wood preservation technologies and
carbon compounds. Our team of 2,200 employees create, protect and
preserve key elements of our global infrastructure – including
railroad crossties, utility poles, outdoor wooden structures, and
production feedstocks for steel, aluminum and construction
materials, among others – applying decades of industry-leading
expertise while constantly innovating to anticipate the needs of
tomorrow. Together we are providing safe and sustainable solutions
to enable rail transportation, keep power flowing, and create
spaces of enjoyment for people everywhere. Protecting What Matters,
Preserving The Future. Learn more at Koppers.com.
For more information, visit: www.koppers.com. Inquiries
from the media should be directed to Ms. Julia Millman at MillmanJR@koppers.com or
412-227-2114. Inquiries from the investment community
should be directed to Ms. Quynh McGuire at
McGuireQT@koppers.com or 412-227-2049.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and may include, but are not limited to,
statements about sales levels, acquisitions, restructuring,
declines in the value of Koppers assets and the effect of any
resulting impairment charges, profitability and anticipated
expenses and cash outflows. All forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties.
All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical
in nature are forward-looking, and words such as "outlook,"
"guidance," "forecast," "believe," "anticipate," "expect,"
"estimate," "may," "will," "should," "continue," "plan,"
"potential," "intend," "likely," or other similar words or phrases
are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Any
forward-looking statement contained herein, in other press
releases, written statements or other documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or in Koppers communications
and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of
business through meetings, phone calls and conference calls,
regarding future dividends, expectations with respect to sales,
earnings, cash flows, operating efficiencies, restructurings, cost
reduction efforts, the benefits of acquisitions, divestitures,
joint ventures or other matters as well as financings and debt
reduction, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and contingencies.
Many of these risks, uncertainties and contingencies are beyond
our control, and may cause actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from anticipated results,
performance or achievements. Factors that might affect such
forward-looking statements include, among other things, the impact
of changes in commodity prices, such as oil and copper, on product
margins; general economic and business conditions; potential
difficulties in protecting our intellectual property; the ratings
on our debt and our ability to repay or refinance our outstanding
indebtedness as it matures; our ability to operate within the
limitations of our debt covenants; unexpected business disruptions;
potential delays in timing or changes to expected benefits from
cost reduction efforts; potential impairment of our goodwill and/or
long-lived assets; demand for Koppers goods and services;
competitive conditions; capital market conditions, including
interest rates, borrowing costs and foreign currency rate
fluctuations; availability and fluctuations in the prices of key
raw materials; disruptions and inefficiencies in the supply chain;
economic, political and environmental conditions in international
markets; changes in laws; the impact of environmental laws and
regulations; unfavorable resolution of claims against us, as well
as those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in
documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Koppers, particularly our latest annual report on Form 10-K and any
subsequent filings by Koppers with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Any forward-looking statements in this release speak
only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation
to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or
circumstances after that date or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
For
Information:
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Quynh McGuire, Vice
President, Investor Relations
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412 227 2049
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McGuireQT@koppers.com
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