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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104657-22-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTRN"
cik: "0001104657"
company_name: "MATERION Corp"
filed_at: "2022-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T05:35:55.626565+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Materion adopts EBITDA as primary operating metric effective Q1 2022

## Summary
- New metric due to increased purchase accounting amortization from recent acquisitions affecting comparability.
- Historical EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA provided for each quarter of 2019–2021 and full years 2018–2021.
- Segment-level EBITDA shown for Performance Alloys, Advanced Materials, Precision Optics, and Other.
- FY 2021 total EBITDA: $126.4M; adjusted EBITDA: $143.6M vs. FY 2020 EBITDA of $54.5M; adjusted $97.8M.
- No current-period financial results or guidance changes reported in this filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104657-22-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTRN
- cik: 0001104657
- company_name: MATERION Corp
- filed_at: 2022-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1104657/000110465722000059/0001104657-22-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1104657/000110465722000059/mtrn-20220421.htm

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