<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001026655-20-000027.txt : 20200422
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001026655-20-000027
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200422
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200421

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001026655
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089]
		IRS NUMBER:				311481870
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12505
		FILM NUMBER:		20806457

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 MANOR PARK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 28183
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43228
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8006666960

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 MANOR PARK DR
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 28183
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43228

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CORE MATERIALS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961107
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<DESCRIPTION>8-A12B RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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[ x ]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.  [ ]</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. [ ]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: Not Applicable </font></div><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">None</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(Title of Class)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.  Description of Registrant&#8217;s Securities to be Registered.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">On April 21, 2020, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) declared a dividend of one preferred stock purchase right (a &#8220;Right&#8221;) for each outstanding share of common stock of $0.01 par value per share of the Company (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;). The dividend is payable to holders of record as of the close of business on April 23, 2020. The specific terms of the Rights are contained in the Rights Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2020 (the &#8220;Rights Agreement&#8221;), by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Company, as Rights Agent.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Board authorized the adoption of the Rights Agreement, which expires on April 20, 2021, to protect against any potential future use of coercive or abusive takeover techniques and to help ensure that the Company&#8217;s stockholders are not deprived of the opportunity to realize the full and fair value of their investment.&#160;&#160;In general terms, and subject to certain exceptions, the Rights Agreement restricts any person or group from acquiring beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, or, in the case of any person or group that owns 15% or more of the outstanding Common Stock on the date of announcement of the Company&#8217;s entry into the Rights Agreement, an additional 0.5% of the shares of Common Stock.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Following is a summary of the terms of the Rights Agreement. The following summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Rights Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2020, and which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Rights Certificates and Distribution Date.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;Initially, the Rights will be evidenced by, and trade with, the Common Stock and will not be exercisable or transferable apart from, the Common Stock.  Rights will accompany any new shares of Common Stock the Company issues after the Record Date until the Distribution Date described below.  Subject to certain exceptions, Rights would separate from the Common Stock and become exercisable apart from the Common Stock only following the earlier of (i) the close of business on the tenth (10th) business day after public announcement that a person has become an &#8220;Acquiring Person&#8221; or (ii) the close of business on the tenth (10th) business day (or such later date as the Board shall determine) after&#160;a third party makes a tender offer which, if consummated, would result in such third party becoming an Acquiring Person (a &#8220;Distribution Date&#8221;).  After a Distribution Date, the Rights Agent would send certificates representing Rights to stockholders and the Rights would trade independent of the Common Stock.  Except as otherwise determined by the Board and in connection with certain employee benefit plan issuances, only shares of Common Stock issued prior to a Distribution Date will be issued with Rights.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Exercise of Rights.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;On or after the Distribution Date, each Right would initially entitle the holder to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of a newly authorized series of participating preferred stock of the Company designated as Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock, of $0.01 par value per share (the &#8220;Preferred Stock&#8221;), for a purchase price of $15.00</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(subject to adjustment) (the &#8220;Exercise Price&#8221;).&#160;&#160;Under certain circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement, the Company may suspend the exercisability of the Rights.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Definition of Acquiring Person.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;An &#8220;Acquiring Person&#8221; is a person or group that, together with affiliates and associates of such person or group or persons acting in concert with such person or group, acquires beneficial ownership of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the Common Stock, other than:&#160;&#160;(i) the Company, its subsidiaries and their respective employee benefit plans; (ii) any stockholder who, as of the time of the first public announcement of adoption of the Rights Agreement, beneficially owns fifteen percent (15%) or more of the Common Stock (unless and until such person thereafter acquires an additional 0.5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or such person reduces its ownership below and then </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">later exceeds the 15% threshold); (iii) a person who becomes an Acquiring Person solely as a result of the Company repurchasing shares of Common Stock (unless and until such person acquires additional shares representing 0.5% or more of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock); and (iv) certain stockholders that inadvertently buy shares in excess of 15% of the Common Stock and who promptly reduce the percentage of shares owned below 15%.&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Definition of Beneficial Ownership.&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">For purposes of the Rights Agreement, beneficial ownership is defined to include (among other things) beneficial ownership as determined under Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as ownership of options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation rights, swap agreements or other securities, contract rights or derivative positions, whether or not presently exercisable.  A person's beneficially owned shares include shares beneficially owned by the person's affiliates and associates and persons with whom the person is acting in concert.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;Flip-in&#8221; Feature.&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If any person or group of affiliated or associated persons or group of persons acting in concert with each other becomes an Acquiring Person, then each Right (other than Rights owned by an Acquiring Person, its affiliates and associates, persons with whom it is acting in concert or certain transferees, which will become void) will entitle the holder to purchase, at the then current exercise price, Common Stock (or, in certain circumstances, a combination of Common Stock, other securities, cash or other property) having a value of twice the exercise price of the Right, in effect enabling a purchase at half-price. However, Rights are not exercisable following the occurrence of the foregoing event until such time as the Rights are no longer redeemable by the Company as described below.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;Flip-over&#8221; Feature.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;If, at any time after a person or group of affiliated or associated persons or group of persons acting in concert with each other becomes an Acquiring Person, the Company engages in a merger or other business combination transaction or series of related transactions in which the Common Stock is changed or exchanged or fifty percent (50%) or more of its assets, cash flow or earning power is sold or transferred, then each Right (not previously voided by the occurrence of a Flip-in Event) will entitle the holder to purchase, at the Right&#8217;s then current exercise price, common stock of such Acquiring Person having a value of twice the Right&#8217;s then current exercise price, in effect enabling a purchase at half-price.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Exchange Option.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;At any time after a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by such person or group of fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding Common Stock, the Board may, in lieu of allowing Rights to be exercised, exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by an Acquiring Person, its affiliates, associates, persons with whom it is acting in concert or certain transferees, which will become void), in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock, or one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (or of a share of a class or series of the Company's preferred stock having equivalent rights, preferences and privileges), per Right, in each case as adjusted to reflect stock splits or similar transactions.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Redemption.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;The Board may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price (subject to adjustment) of $0.001 per Right at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the tenth (10</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">th</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">) business day following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons or persons acting in concert has become an Acquiring Person or (ii) the 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