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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2007

 

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Material Sciences Corporation

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

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Delaware		01-8803		95-2673173
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2200 East Pratt Boulevard

Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(847) 439-2210

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 10, 2007, Material Sciences Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting preliminary results of operations before income taxes for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information, including Exhibit 99.1, in this Item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall otherwise be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

The Company also announced in this press release that it was delaying the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2006.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Document
99.1		Press Release dated January 10, 2007

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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.

 

Date: January 10, 2007