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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): October 26, 2005
Graham Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-8462   16-1194720
         
(State or other   (Commission   (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of   File Number)   Identification No.)
incorporation)        
     
20 Florence Avenue, Batavia, New York 14020   14020
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 343-2216
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:
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release Dated 10/27/05


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On October 26, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Graham Corporation (the “Company”) approved the grant of stock options to the Company’s named executive officers and Directors under the 2000 Graham Corporation Incentive Plan to Increase Shareholder Value. Each such stock option has an exercise price of $13.90 (that being the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange on October 26, 2005), is immediately exercisable and shall expire 10 years from the date of grant.
Director Stock Option Grants:
             
Name   Number of Options    
Helen H. Berkeley
    2,000      
Jerald D. Bidlack
    2,000      
William C. Denninger
    2,000      
H. Russel Lemcke
    2,000      
James J. Malvaso
    2,000      
Cornelius S. Van Rees
    2,000      
Named Executive Officer Stock Option Grants:
             
Name   Number of Options    
William C. Johnson
    12,000      
J. Ronald Hansen
    6,000      
James R. Lines
    6,000      
Stephen P. Northrup
    6,000      
     Each stock option grant is subject to the execution by the named grantee of a stock option agreement.
     Also on October 26, 2005, the Compensation Committee reviewed the compensation of Mr. Johnson following the completion by him of approximately one year of service on behalf of the Company and approved, effective November 1, 2005, an increase in Mr. Johnson’s annual base salary to $250,000.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
     On October 27, 2005, Graham Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a cash dividend of $.025 per share of Common Stock. The dividend will be payable January 4, 2006 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2005. The Company’s press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

 


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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)      Exhibits.
       
Exhibit No.
  Description  
 
     
 
99.1
  Press Release dated October 27, 2005 of Graham Corporation regarding the payment of a cash dividend.

 


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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.
     
 
  Graham Corporation
 
   
Date: October 27, 2005
  By: J. Ronald Hansen
 
  J. Ronald Hansen
 
  Vice President — Finance & Administration and
 
  Chief Financial Officer