UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2016
Horsehead Holding Corp. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-33658 
(Commission File Number)
20-0447377 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4955 Steubenville Pike, Suite 405
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15205
 
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
724-774-1020 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 3.01    Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On February 2, 2016, Horsehead Holding Corp. (the “Company”) received a letter from the staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that Nasdaq has determined that the Company’s securities will be delisted from The Nasdaq Stock Market. The decision was reached by the staff under Nasdaq Listing Rules 5101, 5110(b) and IM-5101-1. The letter states that trading of the Company’s common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on Thursday, February 11, 2016, and Nasdaq will file a Form 25-NSE with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
According to the letter, the delisting is a consequence of: (i) the Company’s February 2, 2016 filing of voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and associated public interest concerns raised by the filing; (ii) concerns regarding the residual equity interest of the existing listed securities holders; and (iii) concerns about the Company’s ability to sustain compliance with all requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

The Company currently does not intend to appeal Nasdaq’s determination. The Company’s common stock may be immediately eligible to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”) or in the “Pink Sheets.” To be quoted on the OTCBB or the Pink Sheets, a market maker must sponsor the security and comply with SEC Rule 15c2-11 before it can initiate a quote in a specific security. There can be no assurance that a market maker will apply to quote the Company’s common stock or that the Company’s common stock will become eligible for the OTCBB or the Pink Sheets.




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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 hereunto duly authorized.
February 3, 2016
HORSEHEAD HOLDING CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Robert D. Scherich____________
 
Name: Robert D. Scherich
 
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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