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):

FEBRUARY 2 15, 2022

CMC Materials, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-30205

36-4324765

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)


870 North Commons Drive, Aurora, Illinois						60504
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)


(630) 375-6631
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not ~~applicable~~Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

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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 Stock, par value $0.001 per share	CCMP	NASDAQ

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 ☐

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Item 28.~~02 Results~~01 Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

On February 215, 2022, CMC Materials, Inc. issued a press release entitled “CMC Materials ~~Reports~~Announces ~~Results~~Favorable ~~for~~Conclusion ~~the~~in ~~First~~Patent ~~Quarter~~Dispute with DuPont; U.S. Presidential Review Ends Following ITC’s Finding of ~~Fiscal~~Violation ~~2022~~By DuPont,” which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this press release is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 9.01						Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)						Exhibits

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release, dated February 15, 2022, entitled “CMC Materials Announces Favorable Conclusion in Patent Dispute with DuPont; U.S. Presidential Review Ends Following ITC’s Finding of Violation By DuPont.”
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File - The Cover Page Interactive Data File does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

(d)	Exhibits
	The following exhibit is being furnished, not filed, herewith pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K:
	99.1	Press release, dated February 2, 2022, entitled “CMC Materials Reports Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2022”
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - The Cover Page Interactive Data File does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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.

CMC MATERIALS, INC.

[Registrant]

Date: February 15, 2022

By:

/s/ JEANETTE A. PRESS

Jeanette A. Press

Interim Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

[Principal Financial Officer]

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