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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - BEAM INC | d671008dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): February 5, 2014
Beam Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-9076 | 13-3295276 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
510 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(847) 948-8888
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On February 5, 2014, Beam Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2013. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to general instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
See “Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” above.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Beam Inc. dated February 5, 2014. | |
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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.
| BEAM INC. (Registrant) |
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| Date: February 5, 2014 | By: | /s/ Robert F. Probst | ||||
| Name: | Robert F. Probst | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press Release of Beam Inc. dated February 5, 2014 | |||
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