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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-352006
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151023
ITEM INFORMATION:		Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit Plans
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151023
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151023

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001018963
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL PIPE & TUBES [3317]
		IRS NUMBER:				251792394
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12001
		FILM NUMBER:		151173078

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 SIX PPG PLACE
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15222
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4123942800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 SIX PPG PLACE
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15222

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960716
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2015 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Allegheny Technologies Incorporated </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>25-1792394</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code (412)&nbsp;394-2800 </B></P>
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former address, if changed since last report). </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant&#146;s Employee Benefit Plans. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beginning on October&nbsp;23, 2015, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (&#147;ATI&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) sent a notice to
participants in its 401(k) savings plans (the &#147;40l(k) Plans&#148;) who are not members of collective bargaining units (&#147;Non-bargaining Participants&#148;) informing them that the account balances of Non-bargaining Participants in the
40l(k) Plans would be consolidated into a single defined contribution plan to be known as the ATI 401(k) Savings Plan (the &#147;New Plan&#148;). The notice stated that, during a specified period of time while the consolidations of account balances
are implemented, Non-bargaining Participants will not be able to process any account transactions in either the 401(k) Plans or the New Plan, including portions of account balances held in a Company stock fund. The notice also stated that this time
period will begin at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November&nbsp;23, 2015 and is expected to end during the week of December&nbsp;6, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
October&nbsp;23, 2015, the Company sent a blackout restriction notice (the &#147;BTR Notice&#148;) to its directors and executive officers informing them that, because the restrictions during the blackout period described above include restrictions
on investment changes involving the Company&#146;s common stock held in the 40l(k) Plans and the New Plan, they would be prohibited during the blackout period, pursuant to Section&nbsp;306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC&#146;s
rules promulgated thereunder, from purchasing and selling shares of the Company&#146;s common stock (including derivative securities pertaining to such shares) acquired in connection with their service as a director or employment as an executive
officer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the BTR Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. During the blackout period
and for a period of two years after the blackout period has ended, interested parties may obtain, without charge, information regarding the beginning and ending dates of the blackout period by contacting Allegheny Technologies Incorporated,
Attention: Corporate Secretary, 1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-5479 (telephone (412)&nbsp;394-2800). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Notice to Executive Officers and Directors of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated regarding a 40l(k) Plan Blackout Period and Trading Restrictions.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP>ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/ Elliot S. Davis</I></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Elliot S. Davis</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President, General Counsel,</TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: October&nbsp;23, 2015 </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>EXHIBIT 99.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BLACKOUT PERIOD AND RESTRICTIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ON YOUR ABILITY TO TRADE SHARES OF THE COMPANY&#146;S EQUITY SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BECAUSE OF A 401(k) PLAN BLACKOUT PERIOD </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This notice is to inform you of significant restrictions on your ability to trade any equity securities of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
(&#147;ATI&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) during an upcoming &#147;blackout period&#148; that will apply to the Company&#146;s 401(k) savings plans (the &#147;401(k) Plans&#148;). Because certain participants in the 401(k) Plans will be
prohibited from trading Company equity securities, this special &#147;blackout period&#148; is imposed on executive officers and directors of the Company by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation BTR
(Blackout Trading Restriction) and is in addition to the Company&#146;s trading windows related to its earnings releases and other material developments from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The special blackout period is being imposed because the account balances of non-bargaining participants in the 401(k) Plans are being consolidated into a
single plan. The special blackout period will begin at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November&nbsp;23, 2015 and is expected to end during the week of December&nbsp;6, 2015 (the &#147;Blackout Period&#148;). During the Blackout Period, participants in
the 401(k) Plans will not be able to process any account transactions, including from or to their Company stock funds. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>In accordance with
Section&nbsp;306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation BTR, the Company&#146;s executive officers and directors are prohibited during the Blackout Period from purchasing, selling or
otherwise acquiring or transferring, directly or indirectly, any equity security of the Company acquired in connection with his or her employment as an executive officer or services as a director. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Please note the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Equity securities&#148; is defined broadly to include the Company&#146;s common stock, stock options, and other derivative securities. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Covered transactions are not limited to those involving your direct ownership, but include any transaction in which you have a pecuniary interest (for example, transactions by your immediate family members living in
your household). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Among other things, these rules prohibit exercising options granted to you in connection with your employment as an executive officer or service as a director, selling shares of common stock acquired pursuant to such
options, selling shares of common stock originally received as a restricted stock unit grant or upon the vesting of a restricted stock unit, or selling shares to cover withholding taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Exemptions from these rules generally apply for purchases or sales under dividend reinvestment plans, sales required by laws, regularly scheduled grants or awards under the Company&#146;s equity compensation plans and
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Inquiries with respect to this blackout period, including determining whether this blackout period has ended,
should be directed to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Elliot S. Davis </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice President, General Counsel, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Allegheny Technologies Incorporated </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1000 Six PPG Place </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pittsburgh,
PA 15222-5479 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(412) 394-2800 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These rules
apply in addition to the trading restrictions under the Company&#146;s insider trading policy. If you engage in a transaction that violates these rules, you may be required to disgorge your profits from the transaction, and you may be subject to
civil and criminal penalties. <B>The SEC regulations regarding the Blackout Period restrictions are complex. To avoid any inadvertent violations of the Blackout Period restrictions, executive officers and directors are required to follow the
Company&#146;s pre-clearance procedures in connection with any proposed transaction in Company securities. If you have any questions regarding the Company&#146;s pre-clearance procedures or your ability to engage in any transaction, please contact
Elliot S. Davis.</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">October&nbsp;23, 2015 </P>
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