<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000090168-20-000024.txt : 20200701
<SEC-HEADER>0000090168-20-000024.hdr.sgml : 20200701
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20200701091356
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000090168-20-000024
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
REFERENCES 429:			333-150963
REFERENCES 429:			333-176224
REFERENCES 429:			333-219842
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200701
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200701
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200701

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000090168
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIRCRAFT ENGINES & ENGINE PARTS [3724]
		IRS NUMBER:				340553950
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-239591
		FILM NUMBER:		201004253

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		970 E 64TH ST
		CITY:			CLEVELAND
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2168818600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		970 EAST 64TH STREET
		CITY:			CLEVELAND
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STEEL IMPROVEMENT & FORGE CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19690520
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<TYPE>S-8
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<DESCRIPTION>S-8 FY 2020 JULY 1, 2020 LTIP
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Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. 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A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the articles or the regulations shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to that provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that becomes the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding for which the indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of that act or omission explicitly authorizes that elimination or impairment after the act or omission has occurred.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:61px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(7)&#160;A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including, but not limited to, trust funds, letters of credit, or self-insurance, on behalf of or for any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person&#8217;s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against that liability under this section. 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<div><a name="s4a03958751bd452c9c09b5f108235183"></a></div><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%;text-align:right;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit 5.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;July 1, 2020</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Board of Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">SIFCO Industries, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">970 East 64</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8.5pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt">th</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8.5pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Street</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Cleveland, Ohio 44103</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Members of the Board of Directors:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">SIFCO Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the &#8220;Act&#8221;) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) with respect to&#160;an additional 550,000 shares (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;) of the Company&#8217;s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), to be issued by the Company under the SIFCO Industries, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of November&#160;16, 2016) (as amended, the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). 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We express no opinion in this letter concerning any law other than the laws of the State of Ohio.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The opinions expressed herein assume that there is no change in the facts, circumstances and law in effect on the date of this opinion, particularly, as they relate to corporate authority and the Company&#8217;s good standing under Ohio law. We have assumed the Company will remain in good standing as an Ohio corporation at all times when shares of Common Stock are issued pursuant to the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On the basis of and in reliance on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares of the Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Plan, when and if issued, paid for and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The opinion in this letter is rendered only to the Company in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement. We consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. 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<TYPE>EX-23.1
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<FILENAME>ex231auditorconsent.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT 2020
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