SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): April 26, 2005
UST INC.
| DELAWARE | 0-17506 | 06-1193986 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 100 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut | 06830 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(203) 661-1100
None
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| Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE PAGE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
A copy of the press release issued by UST Inc. on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 describing its results of operations for, and its financial condition as of, the quarter ended March 31, 2005, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated April 26, 2005 |
SIGNATURE PAGE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: April 26, 2005 | UST INC. |
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| By: | /s/ James D. Patracuolla | |||
| Name: | James D. Patracuolla | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Controller | |||