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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): August 5, 2009
 
FUTUREFUEL CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
0-52577
20-3340900
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 
8235 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 400
St. Louis, Missouri  63105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(314) 854-8520
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
 
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Item 8.01    Other Events.
 
FutureFuel Chemical Company applied for an Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative and was informed on August 5, 2009 that it has been selected for negotiations that could lead to a financial assistance award of approximately $12.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.  If the negotiations are successful, FutureFuel Chemical Company will use the funds for the production of specialized materials for lithium-ion batteries for electric cars and other applications.
 
The $12.6 million is part of $2.4 billion stimulus grant allocated through the U.S. Department of Energy and funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
 
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.
 
 
FUTUREFUEL CORP.
     
     
     
 
By:
     /s/ Douglas D. Hommert                                          
   
     Douglas D. Hommert, Executive Vice President,
   
     Secretary and Treasurer

 
Date: August 6, 2009