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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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LOGOLOGO

January 30, 201527, 2017

Dear Stockholders of Haynes International, Inc.:

        You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Haynes International, Inc. ("Haynes") to be held Monday, March 2, 2015Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. (EST) at the JW Marriott, 10 South West Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

        The business to be discussed and voted upon by the stockholders at the annual meeting is described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.

        We hope you are able to attend the annual meeting personally, and we look forward to meeting with you. Whether or not you attend, it is important that your stock be represented and voted at the meeting. I urge you to please complete, date and return the proxy card in the enclosed envelope. The vote of each stockholder is very important. You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the annual meeting by giving written notice to the Secretary of Haynes, by filing a properly executed proxy bearing a later date or by attending the annual meeting and voting in person.

        On behalf of the Board of Directors and management of Haynes, I thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,
Haynes International, Inc.

LOGOGRAPHICS

Mark M. Comerford
President and Chief Executive Officer


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HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MARCH 2, 2015FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Stockholders of Haynes International, Inc.:

        The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Haynes International, Inc. ("Haynes") will be held at the JW Marriott, 10 South West Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 on Monday, March 2, 2015Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. (EST) for the following purposes:

        Only stockholders of record at the close of business on January 16, 201513, 2017 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting.

        YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. EVEN IF YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND PROMPTLY MAIL THE ENCLOSED PROXY. A RETURN ENVELOPE IS PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GRAPHIC

Janice W. Gunst
Corporate Secretary

January 30, 201527, 2017
Kokomo, Indiana

        Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on March 2, 2015:February 28, 2017: This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the Company's Fiscal 20142016 Annual Report are available in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website atwww.haynesintl.com


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HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROXY STATEMENT

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GENERAL INFORMATION

  1 

PROPOSALS FOR 20162018 ANNUAL MEETING

  
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

  
3
 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT

  
4
 

PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED UPON

  
6
 

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

  
6
 

Nominees

  6 

Business Experience of Nominated Directors

  6 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

  
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Board Committee Structure

  8 

Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees

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Meetings of Non-Management Directors

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Independence of the Board of Directors and Committee Members

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Family Relationships

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Conflict of Interest and Related Party Transactions

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Governance Committee and Director Nominations

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Code of Ethics

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Board of Directors' Role in Risk Oversight

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Communications with Board of Directors

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Director Compensation Program

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

  
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Compensation Committee Report

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

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Compensation Tables and Narrative Disclosure

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

  
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

  
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RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

  
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ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

  
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REAPPROVALADVISORY VOTE ON FREQUENCY OF MATERIAL TERMS OF PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE 2009 RESTRICTED STOCK PLANFUTURE VOTES ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

  
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OTHER MATTERS

  
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LOGOLOGO

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MARCH 2, 2015FEBRUARY 28, 2017

GENERAL INFORMATION

        This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of Haynes International, Inc. ("Haynes" or the "Company") of proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 10:00 a.m. (EST) on Monday, March 2, 2015,Tuesday, February 28, 2017, and at any adjournment thereof. The meeting will be held at the JW Marriott, 10 South West Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. This proxy statement and the accompanying form of proxy were first mailed to stockholders of the Company on or about January 30, 2015.27, 2017.

        A stockholder signing and returning the enclosed proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised by delivering written notice to the Corporate Secretary of Haynes, by filing a properly executed proxy bearing a later date or by attending the annual meeting and voting in person. The signing of a proxy does not preclude a stockholder from attending the annual meeting in person. All proxies returned prior to the annual meeting, and not revoked, will be voted in accordance with the instructions contained therein. Any executed proxy not specifying to the contrary will be voted as follows:

        The votevotes with respect to approval of the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers isand the frequency of future votes on executive compensation are advisory in nature and will not be binding on the Company or the Board of Directors. Stockholders may also choose to abstain from voting on such matter.matters.

        As of the close of business on January 16, 2015,13, 2017, the record date for the annual meeting, there were outstanding and entitled to vote 12,446,30012,510,307 shares of common stock of Haynes. Each outstanding


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meeting and can be voted only if the record owner of that share, determined as of the record date, is present in person or represented by a properly completed proxy at the annual meeting. For beneficial owners, the brokers, banks, or nominees holding shares for beneficial owners must vote those shares as instructed. If the broker, bank, or nominee has not received instructions from the beneficial owner, the broker, bank, or nominee generally has discretionary voting power only with respect to matters that are considered routine matters. If you are not the record holder of your shares and want to attend the meeting and vote in person, you must obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank, or nominee and present it to the inspector of election with your ballot when you vote at the meeting. Haynes has no other voting securities outstanding. Stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights. All stockholders of record as of January 16, 201513, 2017 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting.

        A quorum will be present if holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock are present, in person or by proxy, at the annual meeting. Shares registered in the names of brokers or other "street name" nominees for which proxies are voted on some, but not all, matters will be considered to be present at the annual meeting for quorum purposes, but will be voted only as to those matters as to which a vote is indicated, and will not be voted as to the matters with respect to which no vote is indicated (commonly referred to as "broker non-votes"). If a quorum is present, the nominees for director will be elected by a majority of the votes cast. Abstentions and broker non-votes are treated as votes not cast and will have no effect on the election of directors. The affirmative vote of the majority of the shares present and entitled to vote on the matter is required for adoption of the proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, approval of the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers and reapprovalapproval of frequency of future advisory votes on compensation of the material terms of the performance goals for the 2009 Restricted Stock Plan;Company's Named Executive Officers; accordingly, abstentions applicable to shares represented at the meeting will have the same effect as votes against these proposals. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the advisory proposalproposals with respect to the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers and reapprovalfrequency of the material terms of the performance goals for the 2009 Restricted Stock Plan, sincefuture advisory votes on executive compensations, because these are non-routine matters for which brokers, banks or other nominees may not vote absent instructions, but will have the same effect as votes against the proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, since this proposal is a routine matter for which brokers, banks or other nominees have discretionary voting power. With respect to any other proposals which may properly come before the annual meeting, proposals will be approved upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on such matters at the annual meeting.

        A copy of the Haynes International, Inc. Fiscal Year 20142016 Annual Report on Form 10-K, including audited financial statements and a description of operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014,2016, accompanies this proxy statement. The financial statements contained in the Form 10-K are not incorporated by reference in this proxy statement, but they do contain important information regarding Haynes.

        This solicitation of proxies is being made by Haynes, and all expenses in connection with this solicitation of proxies will be borne by Haynes. Haynes expects to solicit proxies primarily by mail, but directors, officers and other employees of Haynes may also solicit proxies electronically, in person or by telephone.

PROPOSALS FOR 20162018 ANNUAL MEETING

        StockholderStockholders desiring to submit proposals to be consideredincluded in the Proxy Statement for presentationthe 2018 Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (The "Exchange Act"), will be required to submit them to the Company in writing on or before September 29, 2017. Any such stockholder proposal must also be in proper in form and inclusionsubstance, as determined in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


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        Stockholder proposals other than those to be included in the proxy statement for the 20162018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, pursuant to Rule 14a-8 must be submitted in writing to the Corporate Secretary of Haynes and received on or before December 2, 2015November 30, 2017 and not earlier than November 3, 2015.October 31, 2017. If notice of any such stockholder proposal intended to be presented at the 20162018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is


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not received by the Company on or after November 3, 2015October 31, 2017 but on or before December 2, 2015,November 30, 2017, the proxy solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company for use in connection with that meeting may confer authority on the proxies to vote in their discretion on such proposal, without any discussion in the proxy statement for that meeting of either the proposal or how such proxies intend to exercise their voting discretion.

        In addition, any such stockholder proposal must be in proper written form. To be in proper written form, a stockholder's proposal must set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the 20162018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (a) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (b) the name and record address of the stockholder, (c) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by the stockholder, (d) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by the stockholder and any material interest of the stockholder in such business and (e) a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting.

        The mailing address of the principal executive offices of Haynes is 1020 West Park Avenue, P.O. Box 9013, Kokomo, Indiana 46904-9013.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

        Listed below are the only individuals and entities known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding common stock of the Company as of January 16, 201513, 2017 (assuming that their holdings have not changed from such other date as may be shown below):

Name
 Number Percent(1)  Number Percent(1) 

FMR LLC.(2)

 1,849,828 15.00%

BlackRock, Inc.(3)

 1,412,621 11.50%

BlackRock, Inc.(2)

 1,648,597 13.18%

FMR LLC.(3)

 1,401,000 11.20%

Royce & Associates, LLC.(4)

 1,234,972 10.00% 970,373 7.77%

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.(5)

 975,508 7.90% 811,648 6.49%

The Vanguard Group(6)

 807,151 6.54% 805,267 6.44%

NewSouth Capital Management, Inc.(7)

 702,545 5.70%

DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc.(7)

 652,852 5.22%

(1)
The percentage is calculated on the basis of 12,446,30012,510,307 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 16, 2015.13, 2017.

(2)
The address of FMR LLC is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Based solely on Schedule 13G, filed February 14, 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Represents sole dispositive power over 1,849,828 shares.

(3)
The address of BlackRock, Inc. is 4055 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022. Based solely on the Schedule 13G/A, filed January 10, 20148, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Represents sole voting power over 1,364,0851,616,579 shares and sole dispositive power over 1,412,6211,648,597 shares.

(3)
The address of FMR LLC is 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Based solely on Schedule 13G, filed February 12, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Represents sole voting power over 1,000 shares and sole dispositive power over 1,401,000 shares.

(4)
The address of Royce & Associates, LLC is 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10151. Based solely on the Schedule 13G, filed January 6, 20149, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Represents sole voting power over 970,373 shares and sole dispositive power over 1,234,972970,373 shares.


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(5)
The address of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. is 100 East Pratt Street, 10th floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Based solely on Schedule 13G, filed February 11, 201417, 2015 with the Securities and

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(6)
The address of The Vanguard Group is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355. Based solely on Schedule 13G, filed February 11, 20149, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Represents sole voting power over 19,14517,994 shares, sole dispositive power over 789,206788,473 shares and shared dispositive power over 17,94516,794 shares.

(7)
The address of NewSouth Capital Management,DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc. is 999 S. Shady Grove Rd.,250 Park Ave. South, Suite 501, Memphis, Tennessee 38120.250, Winter Park, FL 32789. Based solely on Schedule 13G, filed February 7, 20141, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Represents sole voting power over 578,580500,273 shares and sole dispositive power over 702,545652,852 shares.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT

        The following table shows the ownership of shares of the Company's common stock as of January 16, 2015,13, 2017, by each director, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the other three most highly compensated officers during fiscal year 20142016 (the "Named Executive Officers") and the directors and all executive officers as a group. Except as noted below, the directors and executive officers have sole voting and investment power over these shares of common stock. The business address of each person indicated is c/o Haynes International, Inc., 1020 West Park Avenue, P.O. Box 9013, Kokomo, Indiana 46904-9013.

Name
 Number Percent(1) Number Percent(1)

Mark M. Comerford(2)

 88,362 * 141,292 1.10%

John C. Corey(3)

 23,199 * 26,949 *

Donald C. Campion(4)

 17,230 * 19,405 *

Robert H. Getz(5)

 24,750 * 19,925 *

Timothy J. McCarthy(6)

 17,913 * 18,788 *

Michael L. Shor(7)

 5,750 * 9,500 *

William P. Wall(8)

 17,906 * 18,406 *

Marlin C. Losch III(9)

 40,542 * 53,545 *

Daniel W. Maudlin(10)

 22,803 * 36,667 *

Scott R. Pinkham(11)

 44,540 * 57,805 *

Venkat R. Ishwar(12)

 17,401 * 30,666 *

All directors and executive officers as a group (16 persons)(13)

 407,224 3.21% 566,589 4.41%

*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of the outstanding common stock.

(1)
The percentages are calculated on the basis of 12,446,30012,510,307 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 16, 2015,13, 2017, plus the number of shares underlying stock options held by such person or group which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015.13, 2017.

(2)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Comerford include: 12,30011,200 shares of performance-contingent restricted stock subject to forfeiture, the vesting of which is subject to satisfaction of specified performance criteria and 12,30018,800 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, all of which Mr. Comerford has the right to vote; 49,20090,600 shares underlying stock options which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015;13, 2017; and 14,56220,692 shares owned with no restrictions.

(3)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Corey include: 4,7502,025 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, which Mr. Corey has the right to vote; 4,500 shares

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Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Campion include: 4,7502,025 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, which Mr. Campion has the right to vote; 4,500 shares underlying stock options which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015;13, 2017; and 7,98012,880 shares owned with no restrictions.

(5)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Getz include: 4,7502,025 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, which Mr. Getz has the right to vote; 14,5004,500 shares underlying stock options which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015;13, 2017; and 5,50013,400 shares owned with no restrictions.

(6)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. McCarthy include: 4,7502,025 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, which Mr. McCarthy has the right to vote; 4,500 shares underlying stock options which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015;13, 2017; and 8,66312,263 shares owned with no restrictions.

(7)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Shor include: 5,7502,025 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, which Mr. Shor has the right to vote.vote; and 7,475 shares owned with no restrictions.

(8)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Wall include: 4,7502,025 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, which Mr. Wall has the right to vote; 4,500 shares underlying stock options which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015;13, 2017; and 8,65611,881 shares owned with no restrictions.

(9)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Losch include: 3,4002,950 shares of performance-contingent restricted stock subject to forfeiture, the vesting of which is subject to satisfaction of specified performance criteria and 3,4004,775 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, all of which Mr. Losch has the right to vote; 28,08438,984 shares underlying stock options which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015;13, 2017; and 5,6586,836 shares owned with no restriction.restrictions.

(10)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Maudlin include: 3,4003,050 shares of performance-contingent restricted stock subject to forfeiture, the vesting of which is subject to satisfaction of specified performance criteria and 3,4005,225 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, all of which Mr. Maudlin has the right to vote; and 15,73326,933 shares underlying stock options which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015;13, 2017; and 2701,459 shares owned with no restriction.restrictions.

(11)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Pinkham include: 3,4003,000 shares of performance-contingent restricted stock subject to forfeiture, the vesting of which is subject to satisfaction of specified performance criteria and 3,4004,875 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, all of which Mr. Pinkham has the right to vote; 33,66644,667 shares underlying stock options which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015;13, 2017; and 4,0745,263 shares owned with no restrictions.

(12)
Shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Ishwar include: 3,4003,000 shares of performance-contingent restricted stock subject to forfeiture, the vesting of which is subject to satisfaction of specified performance criteria and 3,4004,875 shares of time-vesting restricted stock subject to forfeiture, all of which Mr. Ishwar has the right to vote; and 10,16621,167 shares underlying stock options which may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 2015;13, 2017; and 4351,624 shares owned with no restrictions.

(13)
Includes 227,867341,167 shares underlying stock options that may be acquired within sixty days of January 16, 201513, 2017 and 104,400100,275 shares of restricted stock.

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PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED UPON

1 through 7.6. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

        The Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company provide that the number of directors constituting the whole board shall be fixed from time to time by resolutions of the Board of Directors, but shall not be less than three nor more than nine directors, each of whom is elected for a one-year term.directors. By resolution, the Board of Directors has fixed the number of directors at seven.seven, decreasing to six at the Annual Meeting. The terms of all incumbent directors will expire at the annual meeting. Directors elected at the annual meeting will serve for a term ending at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

Nominees

        Upon the unanimous recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, the Board of Directors has nominated all sevensix directors who served in fiscal 20142016 for re-election at the annual meeting. Mr. McCarthy will retire as of the Annual Meeting and will not stand for re-election. The Board of Directors believes that all of its nominees will be available for re-election at the annual meeting and will serve if re-elected. The directors nominated for re-election (the "Nominated Directors") are:

Name
 Age on
12/31/14
 Position Served as
Director
Since
  Age on
12/31/16
 Current Position Served as
Director
Since
 
John C. Corey 67 Chairman of the Board; Director 2004  69 Chairman of the Board; Director 2004 
Mark M. Comerford 53 President and Chief Executive Officer; Director 2008  55 President and Chief Executive Officer; Director 2008 
Donald C. Campion 66 Director 2004  68 Director 2004 
Robert H. Getz 52 Director 2006  54 Director 2006 
Timothy J. McCarthy 74 Director 2004 
Michael L. Shor 55 Director 2012  57 Director 2012 
William P. Wall 52 Director 2004  54 Director 2004 

        The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR the election of all of the Nominated Directors. Unless authority to vote for any Nominated Director is withheld, the accompanying proxy will be voted FOR the election of all the Nominated Directors. However, the persons designated as proxies reserve the right to cast votes for another person designated by the Board of Directors in the event that any Nominated Director becomes unable to, or for good causeany reason will not, serve. If a quorum is present, those nominees receiving a majority of the votes cast will be elected to the Board of Directors.

Business Experience of Nominated Directors

        John C. Corey has been a director and the Chairman of the Board since August 31, 2004. Mr. Corey also serves as a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Risk Committee of the Board. SinceFrom January 2006 until his retirement in March 2015, Mr. Corey has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Stoneridge, Inc., a global manufacturer of electrical and electronic components, modules and systems for the automotive, medium- and heavy-duty truck, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets. From October 2000 through December 2005, Mr. Corey served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Safety Components International, Inc., a global manufacturer of automotive airbags. From January 2014 until December 31, 2015, Mr. Corey servesserved on the board and iswas Chairman of the Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association, which represents the interestinterests of suppliers to the motor vehicle industry. Mr. Corey has also served on several company boards, both public and private. The Board believes Mr. Corey's extensive experience as a President and Chief Executive Officer, garnered in service of a New York Stock Exchange listed corporation, as well as substantial operations, international and business development experience, make him well qualified to serve as a director.


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        Mark M. Comerford was elected President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company in October 2008. Before joining the Company, from 2004 to 2008, Mr. Comerford was President of Brush Engineered Materials Alloy Division and President of Brush International, Inc., affiliates of Materion Corporation, formerly known as Brush Engineered Materials, Inc., a company that manufactures high-performance materials. The Board believes Mr. Comerford's years of experience driving international growth at various advanced materials manufacturing companies provide valuable strategic insights to the Board. In addition, his leadership experience and acumen in strategic and operating roles based in the United States and Asia, as well as his experience as a top executive at Haynes, all make him well qualified to serve as a director.

        Donald C. Campion has been a director since August 31, 2004. Mr. Campion also serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Risk Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Campion has also served on several company boards, both public and private, andprivate. He currently serves on twothe board of MCBC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCFT), a public company, where he is Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. In addition, Mr. Campion serves on a private company boardsboard as audit committee chair and as a member of various board committees. From 2013 through 2014, Mr. Campion was a member of the board of directors of Cash Store Financial, Inc., a publicly traded company with shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Campion previously served as Chief Financial Officer of several companies, including VeriFone, Inc., Special Devices, Inc., Cambridge, Inc., Oxford Automotive, Inc., and Delco Electronics Corporation. The Board believes Mr. Campion's substantial tax and accounting experience built through his career in finance at several significant corporations, his work in engineering and lean manufacturing and his experience serving as a director of other companies make him well qualified to serve as a director. Mr. Campion's tax and accounting acumen also qualify him as the Company's Audit Committee financial expert.

        Robert H. Getz has been a director since March 31, 2006. Mr. Getz also serves as the Chairman of the RiskCompensation Committee and as a member of the Audit and CompensationRisk Committees of the Board. Mr. Getz is a private investor and since 1996, has beenfounder of Pecksland Capital Partners, a private investment firm. Prior to 2016, Mr. Getz served as a Managing Director and Partner of Cornerstone Equity Investors, LLC, a New York-based private equity investment firm which he co-founded.co-founded in 1996. Mr. Getz also serves on the Board of Directors of Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG.TO), a public company where he serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a directormember of CML Metals Corporationthe Governance, Audit and Crocodile Gold Corp.Finance Committees. Mr. Getz formerly served as a Director of NewMarket Gold Inc. and as Chairman of the Board of Crocodile Gold Corp., prior to its acquisition by NewMarket Gold in 2015. Mr. Getz also formerly served on the BoardsBoard of Directors of Centurion International, Inc., MDN, Inc.,Global Alumina, Novatel Wireless, Inc., Global Alumina and SITEL Corporation.Corporation amongst others. The Board believes Mr. Getz's experience as a private equity investor and extensive experience as a director of other public and private companies, as well as the wide variety of his operating experience, enables him to share with the Board valuable perspectives on a variety of issues relating to management, strategic planning, tactical capital investments, mergers and acquisitions and international growth.

Timothy J. McCarthy has been a director since August 31, 2004. Mr. McCarthy also serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. McCarthy served as President and Chief Executive Officer of C.E. Minerals, an industrial mineral business, from 1985 until 2008 and as Chairman from 2008 until 2012. The Board believes Mr. McCarthy's qualifications include, among other things, his leadership and extensive operational and international management experience.issues.

        Michael L. Shor has been a director since August 1, 2012. Mr. Shor also serves onas the CompensationChairman of the Risk Committee and as a member of the RiskCompensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board. Mr. Shor retired as Executive Vice President—Advanced Metals Operations & Premium Alloys Operations of Carpenter Technology Corporation on July 1, 2011 after a thirty-year career with Carpenter Technology. At Carpenter, Mr. Shor held managerial positions in technology, marketing, and operations before assuming full responsibility for the performance of the Company's operating divisions. Mr. Shor is a member of the Board of AG&E Holdings Inc. (OTC-QB: AGNU), a leading parts distributor and service provider to the casino and gaming industry. The Board believes Mr. Shor's extensive management experience, and extensivespecific specialty materials experience, in the metals industry enable himprovides valuable insight to advise the Company on its strategic direction, operational excellence and continuing growth.growth initiatives.


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        William P. Wall has been a director since August 31, 2004. Mr. Wall also serves as the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Wall joinedis a managing member of OQ Partners, LLC, a private investment firm headquartered in Lexington, MA. Mr. Wall is a member of the Board of Directors of STAAR Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: STAA), where he serves as Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee. Mr. Wall is also a member of the Board of Directors of Altisource Residential Corporation (NYSE: RESI), where he serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. From February 2006 until June 2015, Mr. Wall served as general counsel of Abrams Capital Management, LLC, a value-oriented investment firm headquartered in Boston, in February 2006, where he serves as general counsel and a director of several private


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companies.Boston. Prior to joining Abrams Capital, Mr. Wall workedwas a partner at a hedge fund for two years and was employed with Fidelity Investments for seven years.years, concluding as a Managing Director in its private investment group. The Board believes, in addition to his experience as an attorney, Mr. Wall provides financing and investment analysis experience as a result of his career in the investment management industry. Mr. Wall's leadership, financeinvestment and corporate governance experience enable him to advise the Company on its strategic direction, allocation of capital and management development.

Corporate Governance

Board Committee Structure

        The Board of Directors has four standing committees: (i) an Audit Committee (in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"));Committee; (ii) a Compensation Committee; (iii) a Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee; and (iv) a Risk Committee, which was formed in early fiscal 2015.Committee.

        The Audit Committee is currently composed of four members, Messrs. Campion (who chairs the Committee), Getz, McCarthy and Wall, all of whom are independent under the definitions and interpretations of NASDAQ. Under the Audit Committee Charter, adopted by the Board of Directors and available in the investor relations section of the Company's website atwww.haynesintl.com, the Audit Committee is primarily responsible for, among other matters:


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        The Compensation Committee is currently composed of four members, Messrs. McCarthyGetz (who chairs the Committee), Campion, GetzMcCarthy and Shor, all of whom are independent under the definitions and interpretations of NASDAQ. Under the Compensation Committee Charter, adopted by the Board


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of Directors and available in the investor relations section of the Company's website atwww.haynesintl.com, the Compensation Committee is primarily responsible for, among other matters:

        The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee which the Company sometimes refers to as the Governance Committee, is currently composed of three members, Messrs. Wall (who Chairs the Committee), Corey and Shor, all of whom are independent under the definitions and interpretations of NASDAQ. Under the Governance Committee Charter, adopted by the Board of Directors and available in the investor relations section of the Company's website atwww.haynesintl.com, the Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing the performance and composition of the Board of Directors to ensure effective governance. The Governance Committee identifies and recommends the nomination of qualified directors to the Board of Directors as well as develops and recommends governance principles for the Company. The Governance Committee is primarily responsible for, among other things:


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    Overseeing the administration of the Board, including reviewing and recommending the appointment of directors to committees of the Board and monitoring and reviewing the functions of the committees;

    Developing, approving and reviewing the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines;


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    Recommending the organization and structure of the Board; overseeing and reviewing annually the structure and effectiveness of the Board's committee system; and

    Performing any other duties assigned to it by the Board.

        The Risk Committee is currently composed of four members, Messrs. GetzShor (who chairs the Committee), Campion, Corey and Shor,Getz, all of whom are independent under the definitions and interpretations of NASDAQ. Under the Risk Committee charter, adopted by the Board of Directors and available in the investor relations section of the Company's website atwww.haynesintl.com, the Risk Committee is primarily responsible for, among other matters:

    Reviewing and approving the Company's risk governance framework;

    Setting the tone and developing a culture within the Company regarding risk;

    Reviewing the strategic and operating risks identified by management, designating some or all of those risks to be subject to the Committee's oversight;

    Reviewing periodic reports from management on the metrics used to measure, monitor and manage risks;

    Reviewing the independence, authority and effectiveness of the risk management function, including staffing levels and qualifications; and

    Approving the appointment of the CEO's designated Risk Officer.

        Following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors intends to elect Mr. Shor as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. In addition, following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors intends to assign committee positions as follows:

    Audit Committee: Messrs. Campion (Chairman), Getz and Wall;

    Compensation Committee: Messrs. Getz (Chairman), Campion and Wall;

    Risk Committee: Messrs. Corey (Chairman), Campion, Getz and Shor; and

    Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee: Messrs. Wall (Chairman), Corey and Shor.

Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees

        The Board of Directors held thirteen meetings during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. No2016. During fiscal 2016, no member of the Board of Directors attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of meetings of the Board of Directors held during his tenure as a Board member, and meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which he was a member. Scheduled meetings are supplemented by frequent informal exchanges of information and, on occasion, actions taken by unanimous written consent without meetings. All of the members of the Board of Directors are encouraged, but not required, to attend Haynes' annual meetings of stockholders. All of the members of the Board of Directors attended Haynes' 20142016 annual meeting.


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meeting in person or by telephone. The following chart shows the number of meetings in fiscal 20142016 of each of the standing committees of the Board of Directors that existed during fiscal 2014 at which a quorum was present:

Committee
 Meetings in
Fiscal 20142016
 

Audit Committee

  119 

Compensation Committee

  1114 

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

  56

Risk Committee

4 

Meetings of Non-Management Directors

        Consistent with NASDAQ governance requirements, the non-management members of the Board of Directors meet in an executive session at least twice per year, and usually in connection with every regularly-scheduled in-person board meeting, to: (a) review the performance of the management team; (b) discuss their views on management's strategic planning and its implementation; and (c) address any other matters affecting the Company that may concern individual directors. The executive sessions are designed to ensure that the Board of Directors is not only structurally independent, but also is given ample opportunity to exercise independent thought and action. In fiscal 2014,2016, the non-management directors met in executive session fourthree times. When meeting in executive session, the presiding person was the Chairman, Mr. Corey.


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Independence of the Board of Directors and Committee Members

        Except for Mr. Comerford, all of the members of the Board of Directors, including each member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Governance Committee and the Risk Committee, meet the criteria for independence set forth in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Rules 10A-3(b)(1) and 10C-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act and the definitions and interpretations of NASDAQ. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Campion, the Chairman of the Audit Committee, is an "audit committee financial expert" (as defined by Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K) and is "independent" (under the definitions and interpretations of NASDAQ).

        The roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are split into two positions. The Board of Directors believes that separating these roles aligns the Company with best practices for corporate governance of public companies and accountability to stockholders. The Board also believes that the separation of roles provides a leadership model that clearly distinguishes the roles of the Board and management. The separation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions allows the Company's Chief Executive Officer to direct his or her energy toward operational and strategic issues while the non-executive Chairman focuses on governance and stockholders. The Company believes that separating the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions enhances the independence of the Board, provides independent business counsel for the Company's Chief Executive Officer and facilitates improved communications between Company management and Board members.

Family Relationships

        There are no family relationships among the directors and executive officers of the Company.

Conflict of Interest and Related Party Transactions

        It is the Company's policy to require that all conflict of interest transactions between the Company and any of its directors, officers or 10% beneficial owners (collectively, each,(each, an "insider") and all transactions where any insider has a direct or indirect financial interest, including related party transactions required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, must be reviewed and approved or ratified by the


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Board of Directors. The material terms of any such transaction, including the nature and extent of the insider's interest therein, must be disclosed to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will then review the terms of the proposed transaction to determine whether the terms of the proposed transaction are fair to the Company and are no less favorable to the Company than those that would be available from an independent third party. Following the Board of Director's review and discussion, the proposed transaction will be approved or ratified only if it receives the affirmative votes of a majority of the directors who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the proposed transaction, even though the disinterested directors may represent less than a quorum. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors which authorizes the contract or transaction. Haynes did not enter into any transactions in fiscal 20142016 with any insider.

Governance Committee and Director Nominations

        Nominees for the Board of Directors are currently recommended for nomination to the Board of Directors by the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee bases its recommendation for nomination on criteria that it believes will provide a broad perspective and depth of experience in the Board of Directors. In general, when considering independent directors, the Governance Committee will consider the candidate's experience in areas central to the Company, such as business, finance and legal and regulatory compliance, as well as considering the candidate's personal qualities and accomplishments and their ability to devote sufficient time and effort to their duties as directors.


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Important areas of experience and expertise include manufacturing, international operations, finance and the capital markets, accounting and experience as a director of other companies. The Governance Committee does not have a formal diversity policy but considers diversity as one criteria evaluated as a part of the total package of attributes and qualifications a particular candidate possesses. The Governance Committee construes the notion of diversity broadly, considering differences in viewpoint, professional experience, education, skills and other individual qualities, in addition to race, gender, age, ethnicity and cultural background as elements that contribute to a diverse Board. The Governance Committee has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines which establish, among other matters, a mandatory retirement age for Board members of 72, subject to exceptions that may be granted by the Board.

        Although the Governance Committee has no formal policy regarding the consideration of director candidates recommended by stockholders, the Committee will consider candidates recommended by stockholders, provided the names of such persons, accompanied by relevant biographical information, are properly submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Company in accordance with the procedure described below for stockholder nominations. Candidates recommended by stockholders are evaluated in the same manner using the same criteria as candidates not so recommended.

        Stockholders may nominate directors by providing timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of Haynes. To be timely, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at Haynes' principal executive offices (a) in the case of an annual meeting, not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred twenty days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within twenty-five days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting is mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting is made, whichever first occurs; and (b) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the special meeting is mailed or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting is made, whichever first occurs.


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        To be in proper written form, a stockholder's notice to the Secretary must set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by the person and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name and record address of such stockholder, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder, (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder, (iv) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected.

Code of Ethics

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and employees. This Code is posted on the Company's website atwww.haynesintl.com/CodeofBusinessConductandEthics.pdf.

Board of Directors' Role in Risk Oversight

        As a part of its oversight function, the Board of Directors monitors how management operates the corporation.Company. The Risk Committee is designed to act as the primary tool to keep risk as an important part of the Board's and the various committees' deliberations throughout the year by working with management to identify and prioritize enterprise risks—the specific financial, operational, business and strategic risks that the Company faces, whether internal or external. Certain strategic and business risks, such as those relating to the Company's products, markets and capital investments, are overseen by the entire Board of Directors, with the assistance of the Risk Committee. The Audit Committee oversees management of market and operational risks that could have a financial impact, such as those relating to internal controls, liquidity or raw materials. With the assistance of the Risk Committee, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee manages the risks associated with governance issues, such as the independence of the Board of Directors, and the Compensation Committee manages risks relating to the Company's executive compensation plans and policies.

        In addition to the formal compliance program, the Board of Directors encourages management to promote a corporate culture that understands risk management and incorporates it into the overall corporate strategy and day- to-day business operations of the Company. The Company's risk management structure also includes an ongoing effort to assess and analyze the most likely areas of future risk for the Company and to address them in its long-term planning process.

Communications with Board of Directors

        Stockholders may communicate with the full Board of Directors by sending a letter to Haynes International, Inc. Board of Directors, c/o Corporate Secretary, 1020 West Park Avenue, P.O. Box 9013, Kokomo, Indiana 46904-9013. The Company's Corporate Secretary will review the correspondence and forward it to the chairman of the appropriate committee or to any individual director or directors to


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whom the communication is directed, unless the communication is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal, does not reasonably relate to the Company or its business or is similarly inappropriate. In addition, interested parties may contact the non-management directors as a group by sending a written communication to the Corporate Secretary as directed above. Such communication should be clearly addressed to the non-management directors.

Director Compensation Program

        Directors who are also Company employees do not receive compensation for their services as directors. Following is a description of the Company's compensation program for non-management directors in fiscal 2014.2016. In consultation with its independent compensation consultant, Total Rewards Strategies, the Compensation Committee reviews the compensation paid to non-management directors and recommends changes to the Board of Directors, as appropriate.


        The following table provides information regarding the compensation paid to the Company's non-employee members of the Board of Directors in fiscal 2014.2016.

Name
 Fees Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
 Restricted
Stock
Awards
($)(1)
 Dividends
on Stock
Awards
($)
 Total
($)
  Fees Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
 Restricted
Stock
Awards
($)(1)
 Dividends
on Stock
Awards
($)
 Total
($)
 

J. C. Corey, Chairman

 $115,000 $79,170 $3,828 $197,998  $130,000 $81,163 $3,212 $214,375 

P. J. Bohan, Director

 $42,500 $79,170 $957 $122,627(2)

D. C. Campion, Director

 $105,000 $79,170 $3,828 $187,998  $122,500 $81,163 $3,212 $206,875 

R. H. Getz, Director

 $90,000 $79,170 $3,828 $172,998  $117,500 $81,163 $3,212 $201,875 

T. J. McCarthy, Director

 $102,500 $79,170 $3,828 $185,498  $95,208 $81,163 $3,212 $179,583 

M. L. Shor, Director

 $83,750 $79,170 $3,564 $166,484  $112,292 $81,163 $3,212 $196,666 

W. P. Wall, Director

 $95,333 $79,170 $3,828 $178,831  $100,000 $81,163 $3,212 $184,375 

(1)
Represents restricted stock with a grant date fair value equal to $52.78$37.75 per share for all directors, which was the closing price of the Company's common stock on the trading day prior to the date of the grant computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The shares of restricted stock are subject to vesting as described more fully under "Director Compensation Program—Equity Compensation".

(2)
Mr. Bohan retired from the Board on February 24, 2014, and therefore received fees for only a portion of fiscal 2014

    Director Compensation Analysis

        Total Rewards Strategies, the Compensation Committee's independent compensation consulting firm, reviewed the Board of Directors' total compensation in fiscal 2014,2016, including Board of Directors and Committee annual retainers and restricted stock grants. Specifically, Total Rewards Strategies provided a memorandumreport to the Compensation Committee describing compensation trends in 2014, comparingevaluating the Haynes fiscal 2010, 2011, 2012 and 20132015 director compensation toand the comparator group companies,companies' director compensation, (as identified under "Committee Procedures") and making recommendations with respect to Haynes' fiscal 2016 director compensation. Based upon its review of this information, the Compensation Committee, in consultation with Total Rewards Strategies, determined to maintain the existing director compensation structure.structure for 2016.

    Annual Retainer

        Non-management members of the Board of Directors receive a $60,000 annual retainer related to their Board of Directors duties and responsibilities, which is paid in advance in four equal installments of $15,000 each. Additionally, there is a $40,000 annual retainer for serving as Chairman of the Board, also paid in four equal installments. The Company reimburses directors for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in


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attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof and other expenses incurred by directors in connection with their service to the Company.

    Committee Fees

        Directors receive an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for each committee on which they serve, paid in four equal installments. In addition, there is a $15,000$17,500 annual retainer for serving as the chairman of the Audit Committee, a $12,500 annual retainer for serving as the chairman of the Compensation Committee or the Risk Committee and a $10,000 annual retainer for serving as the chairman of any other committee of the Board of Directors.


        On November 26, 2013,24, 2015, each director was granted 1,5002,150 shares of restricted stock pursuant to the Haynes International, Inc. 2009 Restricted Stock Plan. In making its decision to award restricted stock, the Compensation Committee considered information provided by Total Rewards Strategies on methods of encouraging long-term stock ownership by directors, as well as information regarding how comparator group companies utilized restricted or deferred stock. The shares of restricted stock will vest in full on the earlier of (i) the thirdfirst anniversary of the grant date, or (ii) the failure of the director to be re-elected at an annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company as a result of the director being excluded from the nominations for any reason other than "cause" as defined in the 2009 Restricted Stock Plan.

        For restricted stock grants made after November 24, 2014, the restricted stock vesting period for grants made to non-employee directors will be one year rather than three years in order to reflect the fact that non-employee directors' annual restricted stock grants are intended to compensate non-employee directors for one year's service and in order to align with restricted stock grants made to non-employee directors by similar public companies.

Additionally, the directors received dividends throughout fiscal 20142016 on restricted stock held on the record date of each dividend paid during the year.

    Indemnification Agreements

        Pursuant to individual written agreements, the Company indemnifies all of its directors against loss or expense arising from such individuals' service to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and to advanceadvances attorneys' fees and other costs of defense to such individuals in respect of claims that may be eligible for indemnification under certain circumstances.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

        The members of the Compensation Committee as of September 30, 20142016 were Messrs. McCarthy,Getz, Campion, GetzMcCarthy and Shor. None of the members of the Compensation Committee are now serving or previously have served as employees or officers of the Company or any subsidiary, and none of the Company's executive officers serve as directors of, or in any compensation related capacity for, companies with which members of the Compensation Committee are affiliated.

Executive Compensation

Compensation Committee Report

        The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed the following Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on such review and discussion, has recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement and in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.2016.

    SUBMITTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

    Timothy J. McCarthy,Robert H. Getz, Chair
    Donald C. Campion
    Robert H. GetzTimothy J. McCarthy
    Michael L. Shor


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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

    20142016 Business Summary

        In fiscal 2014,2016, the Company:

    Generated cash from operations of $26.9$54.0 million on revenues of $455.4$406.4 million and net income of $3.8$5.0 million;

    Invested $39.7$31.6 million into capital projects including expansions of Arcadia tubular capacity, expansion of the Kokomo flat product capacity and implementation of the Company's new global ERP IT system;projects; and

    Paid $10.9approximately $11.0 million in dividends to stockholders, resulting in a cumulative amount of $54.8approximately $74.0 million in dividends paid to stockholders over the last 2028 consecutive quarters.

    Overview

        This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the key principles and approaches used to determine the compensation in fiscal 20142016 for Mark M. Comerford, the Company's principal executive officer; Daniel W. Maudlin, the Company's principal financial officer; and Scott R. Pinkham, Venkat R. Ishwar and Marlin C. Losch III, Scott R. Pinkham and Venkat R. Ishwar, the Company's other three most highly compensated executive officers in fiscal 2014.2016. Detailed information regarding the compensation of these executive officers, who are referred to as "Named Executive Officers" or "NEOs", appears in the tables following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis. This Compensation Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with those tables.

��       This Compensation Discussion and Analysis consists of the following parts:

    Responsibility for Executive Compensation Decisions

    Role of Executive Officers in Compensation Decisions

    Executive Compensation Philosophy and Principles

    Committee Procedures

    Setting Named Executive Officer Compensation in Fiscal 20142016

Responsibility for Executive Compensation Decisions

        The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, whose membership is limited to independent directors, acts pursuant to a Board-approved charter. The Compensation Committee is responsible for approving the compensation programs for all executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, and making decisions regarding specific compensation to be paid or awarded to them. The Compensation Committee has responsibility for establishing and monitoring the adherence to the Company's compensation philosophies and objectives. The Compensation Committee aims to ensure that the total compensation paid to the Company's executives, including the NEOs, is fair, reasonable and competitive. Although the Compensation Committee approves all elements of an executive officer's compensation, it approves equity grants and certain other incentive compensation subject to approval by the full Board of Directors.

    Role of Executive Officers in Compensation Decisions

        No Named Executive Officer participates directly in the determination of his or her compensation. For Named Executive Officers other than himself, the Company's Chief Executive Officer provides the Compensation Committee with performance evaluations and presents individual compensation recommendations to the Compensation Committee, as well as compensation program design recommendations. The Chief Executive Officer's performance is evaluated by the Board of Directors.


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Mr. Comerford's fiscal 20142016 base salary was established by the employment agreement he renewed in fiscal 2014,2015, as modified by subsequent Compensation Committee actions. Mr. Comerford and Mr. Maudlin, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, work closely with the Compensation Committee on the development of the financial targets and overall annual bonus levels to be provided to the Named Executive Officers under the Company's Management Incentive Plan ("MIP") as those amounts are based on the annual operating budget. The Compensation Committee retains the full authority to modify, accept or reject all compensation recommendations provided by management.

    Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

        The Company's compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, reward and retain key executives who drive the Company's success and enable it to consistently achieve corporate performance goals in the competitive high- performancehigh-performance alloy business and increase stockholder value. The Company seeks to achieve these objectives through a compensation package that:

    Pays for performance: The MIP provides incentives to the Company's executive officers based upon meeting or exceeding specified short-term financial goals, taking into consideration the ability of the Company's executives to influence its financial results. In addition, grants of restricted stock and stock options provide an appropriate incentive to produce stockholder returns through long-term corporate performance.performance, including through the attainment of performance targets applicable to performance-based restricted stock grants.

    Supports the Company's business strategy: The annual bonus provided by the MIP focuses the Company's executive officers on short-term goals, while the Company's equity compensation plans aim to engage management in the Company's long-term performance. The Company believes both of those elements serve to align management interests with creating stockholder value.

    Pays competitively: The Company sets compensation levels so that they are in line with those of individuals holding comparable positions and producing similar results at other multi-national corporations of similar size, value and complexity.

    Values stockholder input: In setting compensation levels, the Company takes into account the outcome of stockholder advisory votes regarding executive compensation.

        In addition to aligning management's interests with the interests of the stockholders, a key objective of the Company's compensation plan is mitigating the risk in the compensation package by ensuring that a significant portion of compensation is based on the long-term performance of the Company. This reduces the risk that executives will place too much focus on short-term achievements to the detriment of the long-term sustainability of the Company.

        As part of its oversight responsibilities, the Compensation Committee, along with a cross-functional team with representatives from Human Resources, Legal and Finance, evaluated the risks arising from the Company's compensation policies and practices, with the assistance of its independent compensation consultant. The Company also structuresCommittee considered, among other factors, the short-termdesign of the incentive compensation soprograms, which are closely linked to corporate performance, the mix of short term and long term compensation, the maximum payout levels for short term and long term incentives, the distribution of compensation between equity and cash and other factors that mitigate risk. The Committee concluded that the accomplishment of short-term goals supportsCompany's compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the accomplishment of long-term goals.Company.

        At the Company's 20142016 annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholders voted on a non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Named Executive Officers. Approximately 92.4%96.97% of the shares voted on the proposal were voted in favor of the proposal. In light of the approval by a substantial majority of stockholders of the compensation programs described in the


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Company's 20142016 proxy statement, the Compensation Committee did not implement material changes to the executive compensation programs as a result of the stockholders' advisory vote.

    Committee Procedures

        The Compensation Committee retains the services of Total Rewards Strategies, an independent compensation consulting firm, to collect survey data and analyze the compensation and relatedfinancial data of a comparator group of companies. Total Rewards Strategies also provides the Compensation Committee with alternatives to consider when making compensation decisions and provides opinions on compensation recommendations the Compensation Committee receives from management. Total Rewards Strategies provided analyses and opinions regarding executive compensation trends and


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practices to the Compensation Committee during fiscal 20132015 and fiscal 2014.2016. Total Rewards Strategies did not provide any services to the Company other than compensation consulting to the Compensation Committee in fiscal 20132015 or fiscal 2014.2016. Total Rewards Strategies' work for the Company in fiscal 20142016 did not raise any conflicts of interest.

        The comparator group is comprised of the Company's direct competitors and a broader group of industrial metals and minerals companies, as well as Indiana- basedIndiana-based companies, which the Compensation Committee believes is representative of the labor market from which the Company recruits executive talent. Factors used to select the comparator group companies include industry segment, revenue, profitability, number of employees and market capitalization. The Compensation Committee reviews the comparator group annually. The companies in the comparator group that were used to benchmark fiscal 20142016 compensation practices include:

 Carpenter Technology Materion Inc.Corporation Skyline

 

Compass Minerals International

 

Matthews International

 

Supreme Industries

 

CTS Corporation

 

Metalico

 

Symmetry MedicalSurgical, Inc.

 

Ducommun

 

Northwest Pipe

 

Titan International

 

Enpro Industries

 

Olympic Steel

 

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products

 

Franklin Electric

 

RTI International Metals

 

 

 

Insteel Industries

 

Shiloh Industries

 

 

        Among other analyses, Total Rewards Strategies provides the 50th percentile, or median, of the comparator group for base salary, cash bonus, long-term incentives and total overall compensation, or the Median Market Rate. The Compensation Committee uses the Median Market Rate as a primary reference point when determining compensation targets for each element of pay. When individual and targeted company financial performance is achieved, the objective of the executive compensation program is to provide overall compensation near the Median Market Rate of pay practices of the comparator group of companies. Actual target pay for an individual may be more or less than the Median Market Rate based on the Compensation Committee's evaluation of the individual's performance, experience and potential.

        Consistent with the Compensation Committee's philosophy of pay for performance, incentive payments can exceed target levels only if overall Company financial targets are exceeded and will fall below target levels if overall financial goals are not achieved.


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