SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
October 22, 2003
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(Date of Report, date of earliest event reported)
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-28538 13-5630895
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
1999 Broadway, Suite 4300, Denver, CO 80202
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(303) 296-5600
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
Item 5: Other Events
On October 22, 2003 the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference. The press release
relates to an announcement by Registrant regarding the appointment of Gary C.
Hutchison, M.D. to Registrant's Board of Directors.
Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Item No. Exhibit List
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99.1 Press Release dated October 22, 2003 issued by Registrant
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.
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Matthew O'Leary
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Matthew O'Leary
Corporate Attorney and Assistant Secretary
Date: October 22, 2003
EXHIBIT 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Titanium Metals Corporation Bruce P. Inglis
1999 Broadway, Suite 4300 Vice President - Finance and
Denver, Colorado 80202 Corporate Controller
(303) 291-2996
TIMET APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
DENVER, COLORADO. . .October 22, 2003. . . . Titanium Metals Corporation
("TIMET") (NYSE: TIE) announced the appointment of Dr. Gary C. Hutchison as a
director of TIMET at TIMET's October 20, 2003 Board Meeting. Dr. Hutchison was
also appointed to serve on TIMET's Audit Committee and its Management
Development and Compensation Committee. Dr. Hutchison was appointed to fill the
vacancy on the TIMET Board created by the resignation of Mr. Terry N. Worrell
who also previously served on TIMET's Audit Committee and who resigned to accept
the appointment to the board of directors and audit committee of NL Industries,
Inc., an affiliate of TIMET. With the resignation of Mr. Worrell and the
appointment of Dr. Hutchison, TIMET's Audit Committee consists of Dr. Albert W.
Niemi, Jr. as Chair, Paul J. Zucconi, and Dr. Gary C. Hutchison.
Dr. Hutchison practices neurological surgery at Presbyterian Hospital in
Dallas, TX and has been board certified by the American Board of Neurological
Surgery since 1969. Dr. Hutchison is a graduate of University of Texas,
Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX. He interned at the University of
Oklahoma and received his neurosurgical residency training at the University of
Texas, Southwestern Medical School and Parkland Memorial Hospital, as well as
the National Hospital for Nervous Disease in London, England. Dr. Hutchison has
served on various health and medical boards and committees and is currently a
Member of the Board of Trustees of Texas Health Resources, Chairman of the
Strategic Planning and Development Committee of Texas Health Resources, Member
of the Governance and Nominating Committee of Texas Health Resources, Vice
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, TX, and
Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health
Science Center, Dallas, Texas.
TIMET, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is a leading worldwide producer
of titanium metal products. Information on TIMET is available on the internet at
www.timet.com.
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