8-K

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):	April 30, 2026

     METALLUS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Ohio	1-36313	46-4024951
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Dueber Avenue, SW, Canton, OH 44706

    

     (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

    

     (330) 471-7000

    

     (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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:




Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, without par value	MTUS	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 30, 2026, shareholders elected to three-year terms each of the three directors nominated by the Board. The shareholders also ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026 and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results from the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1 - Election of three directors, each to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting


Class I Nominees	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Nicholas J. Chirekos	32,824,934	596,031	5,571,442
Randall H. Edwards	31,569,605	1,851,360	5,571,442
Randall A. Wotring	28,489,757	4,931,208	5,571,442

Proposal 2 - Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026


For	Against	Abstain
38,714,271	260,980	17,156

Proposal 3 - Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
32,457,415	890,751	72,795	5,571,446

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.




		METALLUS INC.

Date: May 1, 2026	By:	/s/ Kristine C. Syrvalin
		Kristine C. Syrvalin
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer