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): March 10, 2015
Astec Industries, Inc.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Tennessee
 
001-11595
 
62-0873631
(State or other jurisdiction
 of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

1725 Shepherd Road
 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (423) 899-5898
N/A
 (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On March 10, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing that Dr. J. Don Brock, Chairman and former CEO of the Company, has passed away.  A copy of the press release is filed with this Report as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release, dated March 10, 2015


SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 11, 2015
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
By: /s/ Stephen C. Anderson
Stephen C. Anderson
Vice President and Secretary
  
 




 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Astec Industries, Inc.
1725 Shepherd Road | Chattanooga, TN 37421 | Phone (423) 899-5898 | Fax 899-4456
News Release
 
Dr. J. Don Brock, Chairman and Former CEO of Astec Industries, Inc., passes away at age 76.
Chattanooga, Tenn. (March 10, 2015) – Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE) announced that Dr. J. Don Brock, Chairman and former CEO of Astec Industries, Inc. passed away earlier today at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. As previously announced, he had been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer in 2012.
"We announce this news with great sadness, and our thoughts and prayers are with Don's family at this difficult time," Vice President of Administration Stephen C. Anderson said in a statement. "Don was an inspirational leader, mentor and friend to countless customers and employees of Astec."
Dr. J. Don Brock and four others founded Astec in1972.  Under his leadership, Astec grew into a global company of eighteen (18) subsidiaries in the U.S. and abroad.  Dr. Brock held approximately one hundred (100) U.S. and foreign patents on construction machinery and drying equipment.  He was a recipient of numerous awards including "Man of the Year", (National Asphalt Pavement Association), "Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni", (The Georgia Institute of Technology), "Dougherty Award", (The University of Tennessee), the "ARTBA Top 100 Private Sector Transportation Construction Professionals of the 20th Century", and the "Dr. J. Don Brock Transovation Award", (American Road and Transportation Builders Association).
 In 2013, the Astec Board of Directors approved a management succession plan.  On January 1, 2014 Benjamin G. Brock became President and Chief Executive Officer and Richard J. Dorris assumed the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.  W. Norman Smith, a founder of the company and Board member since 1982, continues to serve as Vice Chairman.

Stephen C. Anderson
Vice President of Administration
and Director of Investor Relations
Phone: (423) 553-5934
Fax: (423) 899-4456
E-mail: sanderson@astecindustries.com

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