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):
July 24,
2008
EASTMAN
CHEMICAL COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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1-12626
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62-1539359
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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200 South
Wilcox Drive, Kingsport, TN
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37660
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(423) 229-2000
(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:
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EASTMAN
CHEMICAL COMPANY - EMN
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July
24, 2008
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and
Financial Condition
On July
24, 2008, the registrant publicly released its financial results for second
quarter 2008. The full text of the release is furnished as Exhibit 99.01 to
this Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference. This information shall
not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.
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EASTMAN
CHEMICAL COMPANY - EMN
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July
24, 2008
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Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits:
(d)
Exhibits
The
following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 9.01:
99.01
Public release by the registrant on July 24, 2008 of second
quarter 2008 financial results.
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EASTMAN
CHEMICAL COMPANY - EMN
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July
24, 2008
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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.
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Eastman
Chemical Company
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By:
/s/ Curtis E.
Espeland
Curtis E. Espeland
Vice
President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
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Date: July
24, 2008
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