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) October 24, 2013
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 1-815 | 51-0014090 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
Of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 774-1000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The company held a conference call with investors on October 24, 2013, following its press release announcing the separation of the Performance Chemicals segment. On October 24, 2013, the company posted the following statement on its website to clarify its response to a question posed during the call.
“With regard to the future dividend yield of DuPont stock after separation of its Performance Chemicals segment:
• | As stated in the news release, DuPont expects to enable both companies to pay dividends that in total equal DuPont’s dividend at the time of separation. |
• | The expected payout ratio of the DuPont Company or its Performance Chemicals segment will be determined at the time of separation. |
• | The dividend yield of either company will be a function of future stock price and dividend paid at that time." |
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | |
(Registrant) | |
/s/ Barry J. Niziolek | |
Barry J. Niziolek | |
Vice President and Controller | |
October 25, 2013
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