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): September 1, 2016
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Ohio | 1-434 | 31-0411980 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio | 45202 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 983-1100
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box 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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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 1, 2016, The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) issued a press release announcing the commencement of an exchange offer for the separation of its global fine fragrances, salon professional, cosmetics and retail hair color businesses, along with select hair styling brands (referred to as “P&G Beauty Brands”). The exchange offer represents the next step in the proposed tax-efficient Reverse Morris Trust transaction with Coty Inc. (“Coty”) announced on July 8, 2015. In the proposed transaction, P&G will transfer the assets and liabilities of P&G Beauty Brands, other than specified excluded brands, to Galleria Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of P&G created to facilitate the transaction. Following completion of the exchange offer, Galleria Co. will merge with a subsidiary of Coty and become a wholly owned subsidiary of Coty.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibit is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release by The Procter & Gamble Company dated September 1, 2016. | |
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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.
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Susan S. Whaley | |
| Susan S. Whaley | ||
| Assistant Secretary | ||
September 1, 2016
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Press Release by The Procter & Gamble Company dated September 1, 2016. | |
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