UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 1O-K

(Mark One)

þ		Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

o		Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the transition period from                      to                                          

Commission file number 1-12001

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 394-2800

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is well known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   
Yes    þ    No    o

     Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes    o    No    þ

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes    þ    No    o

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer þ            Accelerated filer o            Non-accelerated filer o

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes    o    No    þ

     On February 14, 2007, the Registrant had outstanding 101,983,940 shares of its Common Stock.

The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s voting stock held by non-affiliates at June 30, 2006 was approximately $6.82 billion, based on the closing price per share of Common Stock on that date of $69.24 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, and at February 14, 2007 was approximately $10.0 billion, based on the closing price per share of Common Stock on that date of $100.69 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of Common Stock known by the Registrant to be beneficially owned by directors and officers of the Registrant subject to the reporting and other requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are not included in the computation. The Registrant, however, has made no determination that such persons are “affiliates” within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.

Documents Incorporated By Reference

Selected portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 2, 2007 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.

 

 

INDEX

						Page
						Number
PART I							3
		Item 1.		Business			3
		Item 1A.		Risk Factors			11
		Item 1B.		Unresolved Staff Comments			15
		Item 2.		Properties			15
		Item 3.		Legal Proceedings			16
		Item 4.		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders			17
PART II							17
		Item 5.		Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			17
		Item 6.		Selected Financial Data			18
		Item 7.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			21
		Item 7A.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			52
		Item 8.		Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			53
		Item 9.		Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			89
		Item 9A.		Controls and Procedures			89
		Item 9B.		Other Information			93
PART III							93
		Item 10.		Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance			93
		Item 11.		Executive Compensation			93
		Item 12.		Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			93
		Item 13.		Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence			94
		Item 14.		Principal Accounting Fees and Services			94
PART IV							94
		Item 15.		Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules			94
SIGNATURES							98
EX-12.1
EX-21.1
EX-23.1
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1

PART I

Item 1. Business

The Company

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) is a Delaware corporation with its principal executive offices located at 1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-5479, telephone number (412) 394-2800. Allegheny Technologies was formed on August 15, 1996 as a result of the combination of Allegheny Ludlum Corporation and Teledyne, Inc. References to “Allegheny Technologies,” “ATI,” the “Company,” the “Registrant,” “we,” “our” and “us” and similar terms mean Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

Our Business

     Allegheny Technologies is one of the largest and most diversified specialty metals producers in the world. We use innovative technologies to offer growing global markets a wide range of specialty metals solutions. Our products include titanium and titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys and superalloys, zirconium, hafnium and niobium, stainless and specialty steel alloys, grain-oriented silicon electrical steel and tool steels, tungsten-based materials, and forgings and castings. Our specialty metals are produced in a wide range of alloys and product forms and are selected for use in environments that demand metals having exceptional hardness, toughness, strength, resistance to heat, corrosion or abrasion, or a combination of these characteristics.

     We are Building the World’s Best Specialty Metals Company ™ by focusing our technological and manufacturing capabilities to serve global end use markets with highly diversified and specialized product offerings. Key end use markets for our products include:

      Aerospace and Defense . We are a world leader in the production of premium titanium alloys, nickel-based and cobalt-based alloys and superalloys, and vacuum-melted specialty alloys used in the manufacture of both commercial and military jet engines, as well as replacement parts for those engines. We also produce titanium alloys, vacuum-melted specialty alloys, and high-strength stainless alloys for use in commercial and military airframe components.

     Titanium and titanium alloys are critical metals in aerospace and defense applications. Titanium and titanium alloys possess an extraordinary combination of properties, including superior strength-to-weight ratio, good elevated temperature resistance, low coefficient of thermal expansion, and extreme corrosion resistance. These metals are used to produce jet engine components such as blades, vanes, discs, and casings, and airframe components such as structural members, landing gear, hydraulic systems, and fasteners. The latest and next-generation airframes and jet engines use even more titanium and titanium alloys in component parts in order to minimize weight and maximize fuel efficiency.

     Our nickel-based alloys and superalloys and specialty alloys are also widely used in aerospace and defense applications. Nickel-based alloys and superalloys remain extremely strong at high temperatures and resist degradation under extreme conditions. Typical aerospace applications for nickel-based alloys and superalloys include jet engine shafts, discs, blades, vanes, rings and casings.

     Our specialty alloys include vacuum-melted maraging steels used in the manufacture of aircraft landing gear and structural components, as well as jet engine components.

     We continuously seek to develop new alloys to better serve the needs of this end use market. For example, we have developed ATI 425™ titanium, a new cold-rollable alloy, as a lower cost alternative to the most popular high-strength titanium alloys, for use in airframe components. We have also developed Allvac® 718 Plus® alloy, a new nickel-based superalloy that can withstand higher temperatures than the standard 718 superalloy, for use in the next generation of fuel efficient jet engines. Demand for our products by the aerospace and defense market has increased significantly over the last several years, and we expect it to remain strong and continue to grow into the next decade.

      Chemical Process Industry and Oil and Gas. Oil and gas prices have reached record levels over the past two years, resulting in increased global oil and gas exploration and development. The environments in which oil and gas can be found in commercial quantities have become more challenging, involving deep offshore wells, high pressure and temperature conditions, sour wells and unconventional sources, such as oil sands. Sustained high oil and gas prices have also led to increased interest in biofuels, such as ethanol, as an alternative to, or to supplement, gasoline and other fossil fuels, and in liquefied natural gas (LNG).

     All of our business segments produce metals that are critical to the chemical process industry and oil and gas industry. Our specialty metals, including titanium and titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys, stainless steel alloys and other specialty alloys, have the strength and corrosion resistant properties necessary in the chemical process industry, and global demand for these materials has been increasing, particularly in rapidly growing industrial markets in Asia. We also provide advanced specialty metals used in offshore oil and gas production, including offshore piping systems and subsea oil and gas fields.

     We continuously seek to develop new alloys to better serve the needs of this end use market. For example, we have developed AL 2003™ lean duplex alloy as a low cost substitute for type 316L stainless steel. AL 2003™ lean duplex stainless, AL 2205™ duplex stainless, and AL-6XN® superaustenitic stainless steel in strip and plate product forms are NORSOK qualified. ATI’s titanium castings are also qualified under NORSOK standards. The NORSOK standards are developed by the Norwegian petroleum industry and are intended to identify metals used in oil and gas applications that are safe and cost effective.

     Our specialty metals are used in the manufacturing and storage of biofuels, particularly ethanol. Demand for our stainless and specialty alloys products for ethanol applications has recently increased significantly and we expect demand to stay strong for the next several years.

     Tungsten is the most dense and heat resistant metal commercially available. One application for our tungsten products is oil and gas drill bit inserts. As drilling methods, including directional drilling, become more complex, our advanced tungsten carbide and diamond matrix materials are often utilized in order to enable faster drilling and longer drill bit life.

      Electrical Energy . Our specialty metals are widely used in the global electric power generation and distribution industry. We believe that U.S. and European environmental policies and the electrification of rapidly developing Asian countries will likely result in continuing strong demand for our specialty metals products that we sell for use in this industry.

     Coal-fired power plants account for more than one-half of the electricity produced in the United States. Under the Clean Air Interstate Rule adopted by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), power plants in several eastern states will be required, in stages through 2015, to dramatically reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide generated from the burning of coal. Most of these plants will be required to install additional filtration systems, or “scrubbers”, which are made of specialty metals we produce, on their smokestacks to comply with the rule. Demand for our specialty metals for pollution control systems is also significant in growing industrial economies, including China. We supply a broad range of alloys, including many proprietary alloys, for these applications. AL-6XN® alloy, a 6-molybdenum super-austenitic alloy, is used in absorber towers, piping, damper doors, ducting and vessels. The nickel-based AL 22™ and AL 276™ alloys are used in the absorber inlet, absorber outlet ducting, damper door seals, and expansion joints.

     For electrical power generation, our specialty metals and corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs) are used in coal, nuclear, natural gas, and wind power applications. In coal-fired plants, our CRAs are used for pipe, tube, and heat exchanger applications in water systems in addition to the pollution control scrubbers mentioned in the preceding paragraph. For nuclear power plants, we are an industry pioneer in reactor-grade zirconium and hafnium alloys nuclear fuel cladding and structural components. Our CRAs are also used in water systems for nuclear power plants. We are a technology leader for large diameter nickel-based superalloys used in natural gas turbines. We are one of a few producers of very large ductile iron castings used for wind turbines.

     For electrical power distribution, our grain-oriented silicon electrical steel is used in large and small power transformers, where electrical conductivity and magnetic properties are important. We believe that demand for these advanced specialty metals is in the early stage of an expected long growth cycle as developing countries, such as China and India, electrify and build electrical power distribution grids.

      Medical . ATI’s advanced specialty metals are used in medical device products that save and enhance the quality of lives.

     Our zirconium-niobium, titanium-and cobalt-based alloys are used for knees, hips and other prosthetic devices. These replacement devices offer the potential of lasting much longer than previous implant options.

     Our biocompatible nickel-titanium shape memory alloy is used for stents to support collapsed or clogged blood vessels. Reduced in diameter for insertion, these stents expand to the original tube-like shape due to the metal’s superelasticity. Our ultra fine diameter (0.002 inch/0.051 mm) titanium wire is used for screens to prevent blood

clots from entering critical areas of the body. In addition, our titanium bar and wire are used to make surgical screws for bone repairs.

     Manufacturers of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices rely on our niobium superconducting wire to help produce electromagnetic fields that allow physicians to safely scan the body’s soft tissue. In addition, our tungsten heavy alloy materials are used for shielding applications in MRI devices.

      Enhancing and Expanding Our Manufacturing Capabilities and Capacity. Demand for our products from the aerospace and defense, chemical process industry and oil and gas, electrical energy, and medical markets has increased significantly over the last several years, and we expect demand to remain strong and continue to grow into the next decade. We are currently undertaking a multi-phase program to enhance and expand our capabilities and capacities to produce premium specialty metals aimed at these key growth markets. Through 2009, we intend to spend at least $925 million of internally generated funds to renew and expand our annual titanium sponge production capabilities to approximately 44 million pounds; expand our premium titanium alloy melt and remelt capacity; expand our nickel-based alloy and superalloy melt and remelt capacity; expand our titanium and specialty alloy plate capacity; and expand our premium titanium and nickel-based superalloy forging capacity. These investments strengthen ATI’s leadership position in the production of technically demanding specialty metals.

Business Segments

     We operate in the following three business segments, which accounted for the following percentages of total revenues of $4.9 billion, $3.5 billion, and $2.7 billion for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively:

High Performance Metals Segment

Our High Performance Metals segment produces, converts and distributes a wide range of high performance alloys, including nickel- and cobalt-based alloys and superalloys, titanium and titanium-based alloys, exotic metals such as zirconium, hafnium, niobium, nickel-titanium, and their related alloys, and other specialty metals, primarily in long product forms such as ingot, billet, bar, rod, wire, and seamless tube. We are integrated from raw materials (sponge) to melt, remelt, and finish processing in our titanium and titanium alloy, and zirconium and hafnium alloy products. The major end markets served by our High Performance Metals Segment are aerospace and defense, chemical process industry, oil and gas, medical and electrical energy. Most of the products in our High Performance Metals segment are sold directly to end-use customers. A significant portion of our High Performance Metals segment products are sold under multi-year agreements. The operating units in this segment are ATI Allvac, ATI Allvac Ltd (U.K.) and ATI Wah Chang.

Flat-Rolled Products Segment

Our Flat-Rolled Products segment produces, converts and distributes stainless steel, nickel-based alloys, and titanium and titanium-based alloys, in a variety of product forms, including plate, sheet, engineered strip, and Precision Rolled Strip ^® products, as well as grain-oriented silicon electrical steel, and tool steels. The major end markets for our flat-rolled products are chemical process industry, oil and gas, electrical energy, automotive, food equipment and appliances, machine and cutting tools, construction and mining, aerospace and defense, and electronics, communication equipment and computers. The operations in this segment are ATI Allegheny Ludlum, our 60% interest in the Chinese joint venture company known as Shanghai STAL Precision Stainless Steel Company Limited (STAL), and our 50% interest in the industrial titanium joint venture known as Uniti LLC. The remaining 40% interest in STAL is owned by the Baosteel Group, a state authorized investment company whose equity securities are publicly traded in the People’s Republic of China. The remaining 50% interest in Uniti LLC is held by Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical Production Association (VSMPO), a Russian producer of titanium, aluminum, and specialty steel products.

     Stainless steel, nickel-based alloys and titanium sheet products are used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications. In 2006, approximately 70% by volume of our sheet products were sold to independent

service centers, which have slitting, cutting or other processing facilities, with the remainder sold directly to end-use customers.

     Engineered strip and very thin Precision Rolled Strip ^® products are used by customers to fabricate a variety of products primarily in the automotive, construction and electronics markets. In 2006, approximately 90% by volume of our engineered strip and Precision Rolled Strip products were sold directly to end-use customers or through our own distribution network, with the remainder sold to independent service centers.

     Stainless steel, nickel-based alloy and titanium plate products are primarily used in industrial markets. In 2006, approximately 60% by volume of our plate products were sold to independent service centers, with the remainder sold directly to end-use customers.

     Grain-oriented silicon electrical steel is used in power transformers where electrical conductivity and magnetic properties are important. Nearly all of our grain-oriented silicon electrical steel products are sold directly to end-use customers.

     Tool steels are used for hand tools and for cutting, shaping, forming, blanking, and drilling of materials. Included in this category are our armor materials, which are designed to resist penetration by ballistic projectiles and to resist blasts.

Engineered Products Segment

The principal business of our Engineered Products segment includes the production of tungsten powder, tungsten heavy alloys, tungsten carbide materials and carbide cutting tools. We are now integrated from the raw materials (ammonium paratungstate (APT)) to the manufacture of finished cutting tools. The segment also produces carbon alloy steel impression die forgings, and large grey and ductile iron castings, and provides precision metals processing services. The operating units in this segment are ATI Metalworking Products, ATI Portland Forge, ATI Casting Service and Rome Metals.

     We produce a line of sintered tungsten carbide products that approach diamond hardness for industrial markets including automotive, chemical process industry, oil and gas, machine and cutting tools, aerospace, construction and mining, and other markets requiring tools with extra hardness. Technical developments related to ceramics, coatings and other disciplines are incorporated in these products. We also produce tungsten and tungsten carbide powders.

     We forge carbon alloy steels into finished forms that are used primarily in the transportation and construction equipment markets. We also cast grey and ductile iron metals used in the transportation, wind power generation and automotive markets. We have precision metals processing capabilities that enable us to provide process services for most high-value metals from ingots to finished product forms. Such services include grinding, polishing, blasting, cutting, flattening, and ultrasonic testing.

Competition

Markets for our products and services in each of our three business segments are highly competitive. We compete with many producers and distributors who, depending on the product involved, range from large diversified enterprises to smaller companies specializing in particular products. Factors that affect our competitive position are the quality of our products, services and delivery capabilities, our capabilities to produce a wide range of specialty materials in various alloys and product forms, our technological capabilities including our research and development efforts, our marketing strategies, the prices for our products and services, our manufacturing costs, and industry manufacturing capacity.

     We face competition from both domestic and foreign companies, some of which are government subsidized. In 1999, the United States imposed antidumping and countervailing duties on dumped and subsidized imports of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils and stainless steel plate in coils from companies in ten foreign countries. These duties were reviewed by the U.S. Commerce Department and the U.S. International Trade Commission in 2005 and generally remain in effect. We continue to monitor unfairly traded imports from foreign producers for appropriate action.

High Performance Metals segment — Major Competitors

Nickel-based alloys and superalloys and specialty steel alloys

•		Carpenter Technology Corporation
•		Special Metals Corporation, a PCC company
•		ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH, a company of ThyssenKrupp Stainless (Germany)

Titanium and titanium-based alloys

•		Titanium Metals Corporation
•		RMI Titanium, an RTI International Metals Company
•		VSMPO — AVISMA (Russia)

Exotic alloys

•		Cezus, a group member of AREVA (France)
•		HC Stark
•		Western Zirconium Plant of Westinghouse Electric Company, owned by Toshiba Corporation

Flat-Rolled Products segment — Major Competitors

Stainless steel

•		AK Steel Corporation
•		North American Stainless (NAS), owned by Acerinox S.A. (Spain)
•		Outokumpu Stainless Plate Products, owned by Outokumpu Oyj (Finland)
•		Imports from

	–		Arcelor Mittal (France, Belgium and Germany)
	–		Mexinox S.A. de C.V., group member of ThyssenKrupp AG
	–		ThyssenKrupp AG (Germany)
	–		Ta Chen International Corporation (Taiwan)
	–		Various Chinese producers

Engineered Products segment — Major Competitors

Tungsten and tungsten carbide products

•		Kennametal Inc.
•		Iscar (Israel)
•		Sandvik AB (Sweden)
•		Seco Tools AB (Sweden), owned by Sandvik A.B.

Raw Materials and Supplies

Substantially all raw materials and supplies required in the manufacture of our products are available from more than one supplier and the sources and availability of raw materials essential to our businesses are adequate. The principal raw materials we use in the production of our specialty metals are scrap (including iron-, nickel-, chromium-, titanium-, molybdenum-, and tungsten-bearing scrap), nickel, titanium sponge, zirconium sand and sponge, ferrochromium, ferrosilicon, molybdenum and molybdenum alloys, ammonium paratungstate, manganese and manganese alloys, cobalt, niobium, vanadium and other alloying materials.

     Purchase prices of certain principal raw materials have been volatile. As a result, our operating results may be subject to significant fluctuation. We use raw materials surcharge and index mechanisms to offset the impact of increased raw material costs; however, competitive factors in the marketplace may limit our ability to institute such mechanisms, and there can be a delay between the increase in the price of raw materials and the realization of the benefit of such mechanisms. For example, since we generally use in excess of 85 million pounds of nickel each year, a hypothetical increase of $1.00 per pound in nickel prices would result in increased costs of approximately $85 million. We also use in excess of 800 million pounds of ferrous scrap annually in the production of our flat-rolled products so that a hypothetical increase of $0.01 per pound in ferrous scrap prices would result in increased costs of approximately $8 million.

     While we are increasing our manufacturing capacity to produce titanium sponge, the major raw material for our titanium products, a portion of our needs, together with certain other raw materials, such as nickel, cobalt, and ferrochromium, are available to us and our specialty metals industry competitors primarily from foreign sources. Some of these foreign sources are located in countries that may be subject to unstable political and economic conditions, which might disrupt supplies or affect the price of these materials.

     We purchase our nickel requirements principally from producers in Australia, Canada, Norway, Russia, and the Dominican Republic. Zirconium sponge is purchased from a source in France, while zirconium sand is purchased from both U.S. and Australian sources. Cobalt is purchased primarily from producers in Canada. More than 80% of the world’s reserves of ferrochromium are located in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Albania, and Kazakhstan. We also purchase titanium sponge from sources in Kazakhstan, Japan, and Russia.

Export Sales and Foreign Operations

Direct international sales represented approximately 24% of our total annual sales in 2006, 25% of our total sales in 2005, and approximately 20% of our total sales in 2004. These figures include direct export sales by our U.S.-based operations to customers in foreign countries, which accounted for approximately 16% of our total sales in each of 2006 and 2005, and 12% of our total sales in 2004. Our overseas sales, marketing and distribution efforts are aided by our international marketing and distribution offices, ATI Europe, ATI Europe Distribution, and ATI Asia, or by independent representatives located at various locations throughout the world.

     In 2006, our sales in the United States and Canada represented 76% and 3%, respectively, of total 2006 sales. Within Europe, our sales to the United Kingdom, Germany, and France represented 4%, 3% and 3%, respectively, of total 2006 sales. Within Asia, our 2006 sales to China and Japan represented 4% and 1%, respectively, of total sales.

     Our Allvac Ltd business has manufacturing capabilities in the United Kingdom. Our Metalworking Products business, which has manufacturing capabilities in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, sells high precision threading, milling, boring and drilling components, tungsten carbide burrs, rotary tooling and specialty abrasive wheels and discs for the European market from locations in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Our STAL joint venture in the People’s Republic of China produces Precision Rolled Strip products, which enables us to offer these products more effectively to markets in China and other Asian countries. Our Uniti LLC joint venture allows us to offer titanium products to industrial markets more effectively worldwide.

Backlog, Seasonality and Cyclicality

Our backlog of confirmed orders was approximately $1.2 billion at December 31, 2006 and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2005. We expect that approximately 92% of confirmed orders on hand at December 31, 2006 will be filled during the year ending December 31, 2007. Backlog of confirmed orders of our High Performance Metals segment was approximately $730 million at December 31, 2006 and $615 million at December 31, 2005. We expect

that approximately 86% of the confirmed orders on hand at December 31, 2006 for this segment will be filled during the year ending December 31, 2007. Backlog of confirmed orders of our Flat-Rolled Products segment was approximately $353 million at December 31, 2006 and $245 million at December 31, 2005. We expect that all of the confirmed orders on hand at December 31, 2006 for this segment will be filled during the year ending December 31, 2007.

     Generally, our sales and operations are not seasonal. However, demand for our products is cyclical over longer periods because specialty metals customers operate in cyclical industries and are subject to changes in general economic conditions and other factors both external and internal to those industries.

Research, Development and Technical Services

     We believe that our research and development capabilities give ATI an advantage in developing new products and manufacturing processes that contribute to the profitable growth potential of our businesses on a long-term basis. We conduct research and development at our various operating locations both for our own account and, on a limited basis, for customers on a contract basis. Research and development expenditures for each of our three segments for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 included the following:

     Our research, development and technical service activities are closely interrelated and are directed toward cost reduction and process improvement, process control, quality assurance and control, system development, the development of new manufacturing methods, the improvement of existing manufacturing methods, the improvement of existing products, and the development of new products.

     We own hundreds of United States patents, many of which are also filed under the patent laws of other nations. Although these patents, as well as our numerous trademarks, technical information, license agreements, and other intellectual property, have been and are expected to be of value, we believe that the loss of any single such item or technically related group of such items would not materially affect the conduct of our business.

Environmental, Health and Safety Matters

We are subject to various domestic and international environmental laws and regulations that govern the discharge of pollutants, and disposal of wastes, and which may require that we investigate and remediate the effects of the release or disposal of materials at sites associated with past and present operations. We could incur substantial cleanup costs, fines, civil or criminal sanctions, third party property damage or personal injury claims as a result of violations or liabilities under these laws or non-compliance with environmental permits required at our facilities. We are currently involved in the investigation and remediation of a number of our current and former sites as well as third party sites.

We consider environmental compliance to be an integral part of our operations. Environmental compliance and protection is addressed in our Corporate Guidelines for Business Conduct and Ethics and separate Environmental Guidelines that require compliance with all federal, state, regional and local environmental laws and regulations. Each operating company has an environmental management system that includes mechanisms for regularly evaluating environmental compliance and managing changes in business operations while assessing environmental impact.

Our Corporate Guidelines for Business Conduct and Ethics also address compliance with employment and workplace safety laws, and describe our commitment to equal opportunity and fair treatment of employees.

Employees

We have approximately 9,500 full-time employees. A portion of our workforce is covered by various collective bargaining agreements, principally with the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (“USW”), including: approximately 2,800 Allegheny Ludlum production, office and maintenance employees covered by collective bargaining agreements that are effective through June 2007, approximately 340 Allvac Albany, Oregon (Oremet) employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement that is effective through June 2007, approximately 600 Wah Chang employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement that continues through March 2008, approximately 270 employees at our Casting Service facility in LaPorte, Indiana, covered by a collective bargaining agreement that is effective through December 2007, and approximately 200 employees at our Portland Forge facility in Portland, Indiana, covered by collective bargaining agreements with three unions that are effective through April 2008. In February 2007, we announced that the USW and Allegheny Ludlum and Allvac’s Albany, Oregon titanium operations had reached tentative four-year collective bargaining agreements, subject to ratification by the union membership. If ratified, the new agreements will expire on June 30, 2011.

Available Information

Our Internet website address is http://www.alleghenytechnologies.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as proxy and information statements and other information that we file, are available free of charge through our Internet website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish such material to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Our Internet website and the content contained therein or connected thereto are not intended to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. You may read and copy materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet website at http://www.sec.gov which contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information that we file electronically with the SEC.

Principal Executive Officers of the Registrant*

Principal executive officers of the Company as of February 14, 2007 are as follows:

Set forth below are descriptions of the business background for the past five years of the principal officers of the Company.

      L .  Patrick Hassey has been President and Chief Executive Officer since October 1, 2003. He was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in July 2003 and has served as Chairman since May 2004. Prior to this position, he worked as an outside management consultant to Allegheny Technologies’ executive management team. Mr. Hassey was Executive Vice President and a member of the corporate executive committee of Alcoa, Inc. at the time of his early retirement in February 2003. He had served as Executive Vice President of Alcoa and Group President of Alcoa Industrial Components from May 2000 to October 2002. Prior to May 2000, he served as Executive Vice President of Alcoa and President of Alcoa Europe, Inc.

      Richard J. Harshman has served as Executive Vice President, Finance since October 2003 and Chief Financial Officer since December 2000. Mr. Harshman was Senior Vice President, Finance from December 2001 to October 2003 and Vice President, Finance from December 2000 to December 2001. Previously, he had served in a number of financial management roles for Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Teledyne, Inc.

      Douglas A. Kittenbrink has served as Executive Vice President, ATI Business System and Group President, Engineered Products Segment since October 2003. Mr. Kittenbrink was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from July 2001 to October 2003 and served as President of Allegheny Ludlum from April 2000 to November 2002. Effective March 1, 2007, he will serve as Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning and International Business Development.

      Jack W. Shilling has served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Technical Officer since October 2003. Dr. Shilling was Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Technology and Chief Technology Officer from July 2001 to October 2003. He served as President of the High Performance Metals Segment from April 2000 to July 2001. Dr. Shilling has announced his retirement, effective March 31, 2007.

      Jon D. Walton has been Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since October 2003. Mr. Walton was Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer from July 2001 to October 2003. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

      Dale G. Reid has served as Vice President, Controller, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer since December 2003. Mr. Reid was Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from December 2000 through November 2003.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There are inherent risks and uncertainties associated with our business that could adversely affect our operating performance and financial condition. Set forth below are descriptions of those risks and uncertainties that we currently believe to be material, but the risks and uncertainties described are not the only risks and uncertainties that could affect our business. See the discussion under “Forward Looking Statements” in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

      Cyclical Demand for Products. The cyclical nature of the industries in which our customers operate causes demand for our products to be cyclical, creating uncertainty regarding future profitability. Various changes in general economic conditions affect the industries in which our customers operate. These changes include decreases in the rate of consumption or use of our customers’ products due to economic downturns. Other factors causing fluctuation in our customers’ positions are changes in market demand, lower overall pricing due to domestic and international overcapacity, currency fluctuations, lower priced imports and increases in use or decreases in prices of substitute materials. As a result of these factors, our profitability has been and may in the future be subject to significant fluctuation.

      Product Pricing. From time-to-time, intense competition and excess manufacturing capacity have resulted in reduced prices, excluding raw material surcharges, for many of our products. These factors have had and may have an adverse impact on our revenues, operating results and financial condition.

     Although inflationary trends in recent years have been moderate, during the same period certain critical raw material costs, such as nickel and titanium sponge, and scrap containing iron, nickel, and titanium have been volatile and at historically high levels. While we are able to mitigate some of the adverse impact of rising raw material costs through raw material surcharges or indices to customers, rapid increases in raw material costs may adversely affect our results of operations.

     We change prices on certain of our products from time-to-time. The ability to implement price increases is dependent on market conditions, economic factors, raw material costs and availability, competitive factors, operating costs and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. The benefits of any price increases may be delayed due to long manufacturing lead times and the terms of existing contracts.

      Risks Associated with Commercial Aerospace. A significant portion of the sales of our High Performance Metals segment represents products sold to customers in the commercial aerospace industry. The commercial aerospace industry has historically been cyclical due to factors both external and internal to the airline industry. These factors include general economic conditions, airline profitability, consumer demand for air travel, varying fuel and labor costs, price competition, and international and domestic political conditions such as military conflict and the threat of terrorism. The length and degree of cyclical fluctuation are influenced by these factors and therefore are difficult to predict with certainty. Demand for our products in this segment is subject to these cyclical trends. For example, the average price per pound for our titanium mill products was $11.89 for the period 2002 through 2004, was $22.75 in 2005, and was $33.83 in 2006, and the average price per pound for our nickel-based and specialty alloys was $7.19 for the period 2002 through 2004, was $11.25 in 2005, and was $14.35 in 2006. A downturn in the commercial aerospace industry would adversely affect the prices at which we are able to sell these and other products, and our results of operations, business and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

      Risks Associated with Strategic Capital Projects. From time-to-time, we undertake strategic capital projects in order to expand and upgrade our facilities and operational capabilities. For instance, in 2005 and 2006 we announced major expansions of our titanium and premium-melt nickel-based alloy, superalloy and specialty alloy production capabilities. Our ability to achieve the anticipated increased revenues or otherwise realize acceptable returns on these investments or other strategic capital projects that we may undertake is subject to a number of risks, many of which are beyond our control, including a variety of market, operational, permitting, and labor related factors. In addition, the cost to implement any given strategic capital project ultimately may prove to be greater than originally anticipated. If we are not able to achieve the anticipated results from the implementation of any of our strategic capital projects, or if we incur unanticipated implementation costs, our results of operations and financial position may be materially adversely effected.

      Dependence on Critical Raw Materials Subject to Price and Availability Fluctuations. We rely to a substantial extent on third parties to supply certain raw materials that are critical to the manufacture of our products. Purchase prices and availability of these critical raw materials are subject to volatility. At any given time we may be unable to obtain an adequate supply of these critical raw materials on a timely basis, on price and other terms acceptable, or at all.

     If suppliers increase the price of critical raw materials, we may not have alternative sources of supply. In addition, to the extent that we have quoted prices to customers and accepted customer orders for products prior to purchasing necessary raw materials, or have existing contracts, we may be unable to raise the price of products to cover all or part of the increased cost of the raw materials.

     The manufacture of some of our products is a complex process and requires long lead times. As a result, we may experience delays or shortages in the supply of raw materials. If unable to obtain adequate and timely deliveries of required raw materials, we may be unable to timely manufacture sufficient quantities of products. This could cause us to lose sales, incur additional costs, delay new product introductions, or suffer harm to our reputation.

     We acquire certain important raw materials that we use to produce specialty materials, including nickel, chromium, cobalt, and titanium sponge, from foreign sources. Some of these sources operate in countries that may be subject to unstable political and economic conditions. These conditions may disrupt supplies or affect the prices of these materials.

      Volatility of Raw Material Costs. The prices for many of the raw materials we use have been extremely volatile. Since we value most of our inventory utilizing the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory costing methodology, a rapid rise in raw material costs has a negative effect on our operating results. Under the LIFO inventory valuation method, changes in the cost of raw materials and production activities are recognized in cost of sales in the current period even though these material and other costs may have been incurred at significantly different values due to the length of time of our production cycle. For example, in 2006, the increase in raw material costs on the LIFO inventory valuation method resulted in cost of sales which was $197.0 million higher than would have been recognized if we utilized the first-in, first-out (FIFO) methodology to value our inventory. In a period of rising raw material prices, cost of sales expense recognized under LIFO is generally higher than the cash costs incurred to acquire the inventory sold. Conversely, in a period of declining raw material prices, cost of sales recognized under LIFO is generally lower than cash costs incurred to acquire the inventory sold.

      Availability of Energy Resources. We rely upon third parties for our supply of energy resources consumed in the manufacture of our products. The prices for and availability of electricity, natural gas, oil and other energy resources are subject to volatile market conditions. These market conditions often are affected by political and economic factors beyond our control. Disruptions in the supply of energy resources could temporarily impair the ability to manufacture products for customers. Further, increases in energy costs, or changes in costs relative to energy costs paid by competitors, has and may continue to adversely affect our profitability. To the extent that these uncertainties cause suppliers and customers to be more cost sensitive, increased energy prices may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

      Risks Associated with Environmental Matters. We are subject to various domestic and international environmental laws and regulations that govern the discharge of pollutants, and disposal of wastes, and which may require that we investigate and remediate the effects of the release or disposal of materials at sites associated with past and present operations. We could incur substantial cleanup costs, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third party property damage or personal injury claims as a result of violations or liabilities under these laws or non-compliance with environmental permits required at our facilities. We are currently involved in the investigation and remediation of a number of our current and former sites as well as third party sites.

     With respect to proceedings brought under the federal Superfund laws, or similar state statutes, we have been identified as a potentially responsible party (PRP) at approximately 28 of such sites, excluding those at which we believe we have no future liability. Our involvement is limited or de minimis at approximately 21 of these sites, and the potential loss exposure with respect to any of the remaining seven individual sites is not considered to be material.

     We are a party to various cost-sharing arrangements with other PRPs at the sites. The terms of the cost-sharing arrangements are subject to non-disclosure agreements as confidential information. Nevertheless, the cost-sharing arrangements generally require all PRPs to post financial assurance of the performance of the obligations or to pre-pay into an escrow or trust account their share of anticipated site-related costs. In addition, the Federal government, through various agencies, is a party to several such arrangements.

     We believe that we operate our businesses in compliance in all material respects with applicable environmental laws and regulations. However, from time-to-time, we are a party to lawsuits and other proceedings involving alleged violations of, or liabilities arising from environmental laws. When our liability is probable and we can reasonably estimate our costs, we record environmental liabilities in our financial statements. In many cases, we are not able to determine whether we are liable, or if liability is probable, to reasonably estimate the loss or range of loss. Estimates of our liability remain subject to additional uncertainties, including the nature and extent of site contamination, available remediation alternatives, the extent of corrective actions that may be required, and the participation number and financial condition of other PRPs, as well as the extent of their responsibility for the remediation. We intend to adjust our accruals to reflect new information as appropriate. Future adjustments could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in a given period, but we cannot reliably predict the amounts of such future adjustments. At December 31, 2006, our reserves for environmental matters totaled approximately $25 million. Based on currently available information, we do not believe that there is a reasonable possibility that a loss exceeding the amount already accrued for any of the sites with which we are currently associated (either individually or in the aggregate) will be an amount that would be material to a decision to buy or

sell our securities. Future developments, administrative actions or liabilities relating to environmental matters, however, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

      Risks Associated with Current or Future Litigation and Claims. A number of lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been or may be asserted against us relating to the conduct of our currently and formerly owned businesses, including those pertaining to product liability, patent infringement, commercial, employment, employee benefits, taxes, environmental, health and safety and occupational disease, and stockholder matters. Due to the uncertainties of litigation, we can give no assurance that we will prevail on all claims made against us in the lawsuits that we currently face or that additional claims will not be made against us in the future. While the outcome of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and some of these lawsuits, claims or proceedings may be determined adversely to us, we do not believe that the disposition of any such pending matters is likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or liquidity, although the resolution in any reporting period of one or more of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations for that period. Also, we can give no assurance that any other matters brought in the future will not have a material effect on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.

      Labor Matters. We have approximately 9,500 full-time employees. A portion of our workforce is covered by various collective bargaining agreements, principally with the USW, including: approximately 2,800 Allegheny Ludlum production, office and maintenance employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, which are effective through June 2007; approximately 340 Allvac Albany, Oregon (Oremet) employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which is effective through June 2007; approximately 600 Wah Chang employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which continues through March 2008, approximately 270 employees at the Casting Service facility in LaPorte, Indiana, covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which is effective through December 2007, and approximately 200 employees at our Portland Forge facility in Portland, Indiana, covered by collective bargaining agreements with three unions that are effective through April 2008. In February 2007, we announced that the USW and Allegheny Ludlum and Allvac’s Albany, Oregon titanium operations had reached tentative four-year collective bargaining agreements, subject to ratification by the union membership. If ratified, the new agreements will expire on June 30, 2011.

     Generally, collective bargaining agreements that expire may be terminated after notice by the union. After termination, the union may authorize a strike. A strike by the employees covered by one or more of the collective bargaining agreements could have a materially adverse affect on our operating results. There can be no assurance that we will succeed in concluding collective bargaining agreements with the unions to replace those that expire.

      Risks Associated with Retirement Benefits. Our U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan was funded in accordance with the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code, as of December 31, 2006. Based upon current actuarial analyses and forecasts, we do not expect to be required to make contributions to the defined benefit pension plan for at least the next several years. However, a significant decline in the value of plan investments in the future or unfavorable changes in laws or regulations that govern pension plan funding could materially change the timing and amount of required pension funding. Depending on the timing and amount, a requirement that we fund our defined benefit pension plan could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

      Risks Associated with Acquisition and Disposition Strategies. We intend to continue to strategically position our businesses in order to improve our ability to compete. We plan to do this by seeking specialty niches, expanding our global presence, acquiring businesses complementary to existing strengths and continually evaluating the performance and strategic fit of existing business units. From time-to-time, management holds discussions with management of other companies to explore acquisition, joint ventures, and other business combination opportunities as well as possible business unit dispositions. As a result, the relative makeup of the businesses comprising our Company is subject to change. Acquisitions, joint ventures, and other business combinations involve various inherent risks, such as: assessing accurately the value, strengths, weaknesses, contingent and other liabilities and potential profitability of acquisition or other transaction candidates; the potential loss of key personnel of an acquired business; our ability to achieve identified financial and operating synergies anticipated to result from an acquisition or other transaction; and unanticipated changes in business and economic conditions affecting an acquisition or other transaction. International acquisitions and other transactions could be affected by export

controls, exchange rate fluctuations, domestic and foreign political conditions and a deterioration in domestic and foreign economic conditions.

      Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

      Insurance. We have maintained various forms of insurance, including insurance covering claims related to our properties and risks associated with our operations. Our existing property and liability insurance coverages contain exclusions and limitations on coverage. From time-to-time, in connection with renewals of insurance, we have experienced additional exclusions and limitations on coverage, larger self-insured retentions and deductibles and significantly higher premiums. As a result, in the future our insurance coverage may not cover claims to the extent that it has in the past and the costs that we incur to procure insurance may increase significantly, either of which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

      Political and Social Turmoil. The war on terrorism and recent political and social turmoil, including terrorist and military actions and the implications of the military actions in Iraq, could put pressure on economic conditions in the United States and worldwide. These political, social and economic conditions could make it difficult for us, our suppliers and our customers to forecast accurately and plan future business activities, and could adversely affect the financial condition of our suppliers and customers and affect customer decisions as to the amount and timing of purchases from us. As a result, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

      Export Sales. We believe that export sales will continue to account for a significant percentage of our future revenues. Risks associated with export sales include: political and economic instability, including weak conditions in the world’s economies; accounts receivable collection; export controls; changes in legal and regulatory requirements; policy changes affecting the markets for our products; changes in tax laws and tariffs; and exchange rate fluctuations (which may affect sales to international customers and the value of profits earned on export sales when converted into dollars). Any of these factors could materially adversely effect our results for the period in which they occur.

      Risks Associated with Government Contracts. Some of our operating companies directly perform contractual work for the U.S. Government. Various claims (whether based on U.S. Government or Company audits and investigations or otherwise) could be asserted against us related to our U.S. Government contract work. Depending on the circumstances and the outcome, such proceedings could result in fines, penalties, compensatory and treble damages or the cancellation or suspension of payments under one or more U.S. Government contracts. Under government regulations, a company, or one or more of its operating divisions or units, can also be suspended or debarred from government contracts based on the results of investigations.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

Our principal domestic melting facilities for our high performance metals are located in Monroe, NC, Bakers, NC, and Lockport, NY (vacuum induction melting, vacuum arc re-melt, electro-slag re-melt, plasma melting); Richland, WA (electron beam melting); and Albany, OR (vacuum arc re-melt). Production of high performance metals, most of which are in long product form, takes place at our domestic facilities in Monroe, NC, Lockport, NY, Richburg, SC, and Albany, OR. In 2006, we announced plans to design and construct a new greenfield titanium sponge facility in Rowley, UT. Construction of this facility is expected to begin in the first half of 2007 and is expected to be completed in early 2009. Our production of exotic alloys takes place at facilities located in Albany, OR, Huntsville, AL and Frackville, PA.

     Our principal domestic locations for melting stainless steel and other flat-rolled specialty metals are located in Brackenridge, Midland, Natrona and Latrobe, PA. Hot rolling of material is performed at our domestic facilities in Brackenridge, Washington and Houston, PA. Finishing of our flat-rolled products takes place at our domestic facilities located in Brackenridge, Bagdad, Vandergrift, Midland and Washington, PA, and in Wallingford and Waterbury, CT, New Castle, IN, New Bedford, MA, and Louisville, OH.

     Our principal domestic facilities for the production of our engineered products are located in Nashville, TN, Huntsville, Grant and Gurley, AL, Houston, TX, and Waynesboro, PA (tungsten powder, tungsten carbide materials and carbide cutting tools and threading systems). Other domestic facilities in this segment are located in Portland, IN and Lebanon, KY (carbon alloy steel forgings); LaPorte, IN (grey and ductile iron castings); and southwestern Pennsylvania (precision metals conversion services).

     Substantially all of our properties are owned, and four of our properties are subject to mortgages or similar encumbrances securing borrowings under certain industrial development authority financings.

     We also own or lease facilities in a number of foreign countries, including France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the People’s Republic of China. We own and/or lease and operate facilities for melting and re-melting, machining and bar mill operations, laboratories and offices located in Sheffield, England. Through our STAL joint venture, we operate a facility for finishing Precision Rolled Strip products in the Xin-Zhuang Industrial Zone, Shanghai, China.

     Our executive offices, located in PPG Place in Pittsburgh, PA are leased.

     Although our facilities vary in terms of age and condition, we believe that they have been well maintained and are in sufficient condition for us to carry on our activities.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

In a letter dated May 20, 2004, the EPA informed a subsidiary of the Company that it alleges that the company and forty other potentially responsible parties (PRPs) are not in compliance with the Unilateral Administrative Order (UAO) issued to the company and the PRPs for the South El Monte Operable Unit of the San Gabriel Valley (California) Superfund Site, a multi-part area-wide groundwater cleanup. The EPA indicated that it may take action to enforce the UAO and collect penalties, as well as reimbursement of the EPA’s costs associated with the site. The PRPs are in mediation with the EPA to resolve their obligations under the UAO on both technical and legal grounds, and enforcement of the UAO has been stayed.

     By letter dated November 29, 2005, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) alleged that Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, was in violation of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act (SWMA) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. DEP sought a civil penalty of $149,950. This matter was resolved for $75,000.

     In 2005, the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Health Department (ACHD) issued six Statements of Violation to Allegheny Ludlum, alleging that Allegheny Ludlum violated various local air emission regulations. Allegheny Ludlum denied the ACHD’s allegations that it violated the various air emission regulations and filed a timely appeal of the first Statement of Violation. Allegheny Ludlum and the ACHD entered into a consent order and agreement wherein Allegheny Ludlum paid a civil penalty and performed a supplemental environmental project.

     By letter dated November 13, 2006, the DEP notified Allegheny Ludlum that it intended to assess a civil penalty of $125,000 for alleged violations of the Clean Streams Law of Pennsylvania. DEP alleges that Allegheny Ludlum discharged oil-bearing wastewaters causing a sheen upon waters of the Commonwealth. Allegheny Ludlum denies the allegations and has been negotiating a resolution of this matter with the DEP.

     We become involved from time-to-time in various lawsuits, claims and proceedings relating to the conduct of our current and formerly owned businesses, including those pertaining to product liability, patent infringement, commercial, employment, employee benefits, taxes, environmental, health and safety and occupational disease, and stockholder matters. While we cannot predict the outcome of any lawsuit, claim or proceeding, our management

believes that the disposition of any pending matters is not likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or liquidity. The resolution in any reporting period of one or more of these matters, however, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations for that period.

     Information relating to legal proceedings is included in Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Not applicable.