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
March 23, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number 001-12019
| PENNSYLVANIA | No. 23-0993790 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Quaker Park
901 Hector Street
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(610) 832-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 23, 2007, Mr. Neal E. Murphy notified Quaker Chemical Corporation (“Quaker”) of his intent to resign from his position as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Quaker, effective April 8, 2007. A press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibit is included as part of this report:
| Exhibit No. | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release of Quaker Chemical Corporation dated March 27, 2007. |
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: March 28, 2007 | By: | /s/ MARK A. FEATHERSTONE | ||
| Mark A Featherstone Vice President and Global Controller | ||||
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