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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): June 15, 2005
Eastman Kodak Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 1-87 16-0417150
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
343 State Street,
Rochester, New York 14650
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (585) 724-4000
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ITEM 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On June 15, 2005, Eastman Kodak Company, a New Jersey corporation
("Kodak") completed its acquisition of Creo Inc., a Canada Business
Corporations Act corporation ("Creo").
Kodak paid, excluding transaction costs, approximately US$954 million in
cash, or US$16.50 per common share, for all the outstanding shares of
Creo, on a fully diluted basis. Kodak used its 364-day committed
revolving credit facility to initially fund the acquisition, with a
portion of the debt to be refinanced in the capital markets at a future
date.
A copy of the June 15, 2005 press release related to this agreement is
attached hereto as Exhibit (99.1).
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibit
(99.1) Eastman Kodak Company press release dated June 15, 2005
regarding this action.
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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.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
By: /s/ Richard G. Brown, Jr.
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Richard G. Brown, Jr.
Controller
Date: June 15, 2005
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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
INDEX TO EXHIBIT
Exhibit No.
(99.1) Eastman Kodak Company press release dated June 15, 2005.