UNITED STATES
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): October 31, 2004
LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-15149 (Commission File Number) |
42-0991521 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2140 Lake Park Blvd. Richardson, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
75080 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 497-5000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 Other Events. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The collective bargaining agreement between Lennox Industries Inc., a subsidiary of Lennox International Inc. (the “Company”) and the United Auto Workers with respect to the Company’s Marshalltown, Iowa manufacturing facility expired by its terms on October 31, 2004. Although the agreement is expired, the employees at the Marshalltown facility are continuing to work under its terms. The United Auto Workers voted down a contract proposal by the Company prior to expiration of the agreement. Discussions between the Company and the United Auto Workers regarding a replacement collective bargaining agreement are continuing.
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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.
| LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC. |
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| Date: November 4, 2004 | By: | /s/ KENNETH C. FERNANDEZ | ||
| Name: | Kenneth C. Fernandez | |||
| Title: | Associate General Counsel | |||
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