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 19, 2005 (October 14, 2005)
GREIF, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-00566 | 31-4388903 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 425 Winter Road, Delaware, Ohio | 43015 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (740) 549-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Rule 10b5-1(c) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides an affirmative defense to insider trading liability if a person adopts a written plan for trading securities of an issuer when that that person is not aware of material nonpublic information concerning such issuer.
On October 14, 2005, certain executive officers of Greif, Inc. (“Greif”), entered into their own written individual sales plans complying with Rule 10b5-1(c) for trading securities of Greif. Under such sales plans, third-party brokers may sell specified amounts of Greif’s securities during a specified period and in accordance with prices and other terms specified by such officer. Each of the individual sales plans expire upon sale of all the securities covered by the sales plans or a specified date, subject to such officer’s right to modify their individual sales plans upon notice to the third-party broker during specified periods.
SIGNATURES
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.
| GREIF, INC. | ||||
| Date: October 19, 2005 |
By: | /s/ Donald S. Huml | ||
| Donald S. Huml | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| (Duly Authorized Signatory) | ||||