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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 20, 2015
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 000-08135 | 43-1050617 | ||
(State or Other | (Commission File | (IRS Employer | ||
Jurisdiction of | Number) | Identification Number) | ||
Incorporation) |
3050 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO | 63103 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (314) 771-5765
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (the Company) issued a press release on October 20, 2015 announcing that it agreed to sell its solvents and inorganics business in the European Economic Area to Honeywell. The sale will also include global rights to the Companys Fluka brand. This sale is intended to fulfill the commitments the Company made to the European Union in order to win antitrust approval for the sale of the Company to Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany.
A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated October 20, 2015.
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.
Dated: October 20, 2015
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ George L. Miller | |
Name: | George L. Miller | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 20, 2015. |