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):

November 12, 2009

 

 

The Walt Disney Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

1-11605		95-4545390
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, California		91521
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(818) 560-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or 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):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

(b) and (c) On November 12, 2009, the Registrant announced that, effective January 1, 2010, Thomas O. Staggs, currently Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, will become Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and James A. Rasulo, currently Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, will become Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant. Mr. Rasulo, 53, has been Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, since 2000.

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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.

 

Dated: November 13, 2009