Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
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):  01/11/2005
 
FULLER H B CO
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-09225
 
MN
  
410268370
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
  
Identification No.)
 
1200 Willow Lake Boulevard, P.O. Box 64683, St. Paul, MN 55164-0683
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
651-236-5900
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Items to be Included in this Report

 
Item 8.01.    Other Events
 
On January 11, 2005, H.B. Fuller Company (the "Company") announced that it had postponed its fourth quarter and annual earnings release and related earnings conference call. A copy of the press release that discusses this matter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements in this document may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the following: political and economic conditions; product demand; competitive products and pricing; costs of and savings from restructuring initiatives; product mix; availability and price of raw materials; the company's relationships with its major customers and suppliers; changes in tax laws and tariffs; devaluations and other foreign exchange rate fluctuations (particularly with respect to the euro, the British pound, the Japanese yen, the Australian and Canadian dollars, the Argentine peso and the Brazilian real); the effect of new accounting pronouncements and accounting charges and credits; the results of the Company's review of the accuracy of the financial statements of its Chilean operations; and similar matters. Further information about the various risks and uncertainties can be found in the company's SEC 10-K filing of February 25, 2004 and 10-Q filings of April 6, July 2 and October 4, 2004.   All forward-looking information represents management's best judgment as of this date based on information currently available that in the future may prove to have been inaccurate. Additionally, the variety of products sold by the company and the regions where the company does business makes it difficult to determine with certainty the increases or decreases in sales resulting from changes in the volume of products sold, currency impact, changes in product mix and selling prices. However, management's best estimates of these changes as well as changes in other factors have been included. References to volume changes include changes in volume, product mix and delivery charges, combined
 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c)        Exhibits.
99.1        Press Release, dated January 11, 2005, issued by H.B. Fuller Company
        
 

 

Signature(s)
 
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.
 
      
 
FULLER H B CO
 
 
Date: January 18, 2005.
     
By:
 
/s/    John A. Feenan
               
John A. Feenan
               
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
EX-99.1
  
Press Release, dated January 11, 2005, issued by H.B. Fuller Company