future8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2010
FUTUREFUEL CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-52577
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20-3340900
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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8235 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 400
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(314) 854-8520
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
FutureFuel Chemical Company applied for an Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative and was informed on August 5, 2009 that it had been selected for negotiations that could lead to a financial assistance award of approximately $12.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. On July 27, 2010, FutureFuel Chemical Company accepted the award granted in the amount of $12.6 million. FutureFuel Chemical Company will use the funds to modify existing idle assets and to acquire and construct new assets to be used for the production of specialized materials for lithium-ion batteries for electric cars and other applications.
The $12.6 million grant is funded from $2.0 billion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that was allocated to the U.S. Department of Energy for an Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative.
SIGNATURES
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 the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FUTUREFUEL CORP.
By: /s/ Douglas D. Hommert
Douglas D. Hommert, Executive Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer
Date: July 28, 2010