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| (Mark One) |   |                                                                                                                                                     |
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| þ     |   | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                                                |
|       |   |  For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012                                                                                                       |
| OR         |
| o          |   | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                                            |
|       |   | For the transition period from          to           |

| Delaware                                                      | 20-2055624                          |
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| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |

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|   | Title of Each Class                        |   | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |   |
|   |  Common stock, $0.0001 par value |   | The NASDAQ Global Select Market           |   |

| Large accelerated filer  þ |   |      Accelerated filer  o |   | Non-accelerated filer  o |   | Smaller reporting company  o |
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| Item 15. | Exhibits |
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|  Exhibit |   |                          |
|---------------|--------|-------------------------------|
|  Number  |   |  Description of Document |
| 2             | .1     |                          | Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of March 26, 2010, by and among Globe Metals Enterprises, Inc., Core Metals Group Holdings LLC and each of the Sellers named therein (6) |
| 2             | .2     |                          | Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2011 by and among NGPC Asset Holdings II, LP,NGP Capital Resources Company and Globe BG, LLC relating to Alden Resources Inc. (7) |
| 2             | .3     |                          | Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2011 by and among NGPC Asset Holdings II, LP,NGP Capital Resources Company and Globe BG, LLC relating to Gatliff Services, Inc. (7) |
| 2             | .4     |                          | Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2011 by and among NGP Capital Resources Company, Globe BG, LLC and Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. regarding The Overriding Royalty Interests (7) |
| 2             | .5     |                          | Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated as of April 25, 2012 by and among Becancour Silicon Inc., Timminco Ltd., QSI Partners Ltd., and Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. †  |
|          |   |                          | Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws |
| 3             | .1     |                          | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1) |
| 3             | .2     |                          | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1) |
| 3             | .3     |                          | Amended and Restated Bylaws (2)  |
|          |   |                          | Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including Indentures |
| 4             | .1     |                          | Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2011, by and among GMI, Tennessee Alloys Company LLC, and GSM Sales, Inc., as borrowers, Alabama Sand and Gravel, Inc. and Laurel Ford Resources, Inc., as subsidiary guarantors, GSM, as Parent, the lender parties thereto, and Societe Generale, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender and Collateral Agent and SG Americas Securities LLC, as Sole Arranger (3) |
| 4             | .2     |                          | Term Loan Agreement, dated July 28, 2011, by and among GBG Holdings, LLC, Globe Specialty Metals, Inc., GSM Enterprises LLC, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and BNP Paribas, as administrative agent, collateral agent, sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner (13) |
| 4             | .3     |                          | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2012, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party thereto, Fifth Third Bank as Administrative Agent and L/C issuer, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Book Runner, Bank of America, N.A., KeyBank National Association, Sovereign Bank, N.A., and  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents, and BBVA Compass Bank,  Citibank, N.A., Citizens Bank Of Pennsylvania, HSBC Bank USA N.A., and PNC Bank, National Association, as  Co-Documentation Agents, and the other lenders party thereto. (5) |
|          |   |                          | We are a party to other instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt. No such instrument authorizes an amount of securities in excess of 10 percent of the total assets of the company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We agree to furnish a copy of each such instrument to the Commission on request.  |
|          |   |                          | Material Contracts |
| 10            | .1     |                          | Output and Supply Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, by and among Quebec Silicon Limited Partnership, Becancour Silicon Inc. (succeeded in interest by QSIP Canada ULC) and Dow Corning Corporation. † |
| 10            | .2     |                          | Shareholders Agreement between all the Shareholders of Quebec Silicon General Partner Inc., dated as of October 1, 2010, by and among Becancour Silicon Inc. (succeeded in interest by QSIP Canada ULC), Dow Corning Netherlands, B.V., and Quebec Silicon General Partner Inc. † |
| 10            | .3     |                          | Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010, by and among Becancour Silicon Inc. (succeeded in interest by QSIP Canada ULC), Dow Corning Canada, Inc., and Quebec Silicon General Partner Inc. †  |
|          |   |                          | Management Contracts and Compensatory Plans |
| 10            | .6     |                          | 2006 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan (1) |
| 10            | .7     |                          | Amendments to 2006 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan (8) |
| 10            | .8     |                          | 2010 Annual Executive Bonus Plan (9) |
| 10            | .9     |                          | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer Annual Bonus Plan (10) |
| 10            | .10    |                          | Framework for the 2011 Annual Executive Long Term Incentive Plan (11) |
| 10            | .11    |                          | Employment Agreement, dated January 27, 2011, between GSM and Alan Kestenbaum (11) |
| 10            | .12    |                          | Employment Agreement, dated July 5, 2011, between GSM and Jeff Bradley (12) |
| 10            | .13    |                          | Employment Agreement, dated November 30, 2011, between GSM and Malcolm Appelbaum (4) |
| 10            | .14    |                          | Employment Agreement, dated June 20, 2008, between GSM and Stephen Lebowitz (1) |
| 10            | .15    |                          | Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated October 27, 2010, between GSM and Stephen Lebowitz (8) |
| 10            | .16    |                          | Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (4) |
| 10            | .17    |                          | Director Deferred Compensation Plan (4) |
|          |   |                          |   |
| 21            | .1     |                          | Subsidiaries † |
|          |   |                          |   |
| 23            | .1     |                          | Consent of KPMG LLP † |
|          |   |                          |   |
| 31            | .1     |                          | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ^ |
| 31            | .2     |                          | Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ^ |
| 32            | .1     |                          | Certification of the Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ^ |
|          |   |                          |   |
| 95            |   |                          | Mine Safety Disclosure † |
|          |   |                          |   |
| 101           |   |                          | The following materials from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) notes to these consolidated financial statements. * |

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| † | Filed with the Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2012.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ^       | Filed with this Amendment No. 1.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| *       | In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related documents in Exhibit 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or Section 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and otherwise are not subject to liability under those Sections. |
| 1       | Incorporated by reference to the exhibit with the same designation filed with the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-152513) filed on July 25, 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2       | Incorporated by reference to the exhibit with the same designation filed with Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-152513) filed on November 4, 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3       | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 5, 2011.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 4       | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on February 8, 2012.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5       | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 6, 2012.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 6       | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2010.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 7       | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2011.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 8       | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on February 11, 2011.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9       | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2010.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 10      | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2010.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 11      | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on May 12, 2011.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 12      | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on August 26, 2011.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 13      | Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2011.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

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SIGNATURES

|   | Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (Registrant) |                                     |
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|   |                                      |                                     |   |
|   | By:                                       | /s/  Malcolm Appelbaum         |   |
|   |                                      | Malcolm AppelbaumChief Financial Officer |   |

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