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): December 12, 2008
Eastman Kodak Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| New Jersey
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1-87
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16-0417150 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(IRS Employer
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343 State Street,
Rochester, New York 14650
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 724-4000
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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)under the Exchange Act
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Item 5.02 (b)
On December 12, 2008, Hector de J. Ruiz notified the Company in writing of his decision not
to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the Company’s Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2009. Dr. Ruiz will continue to serve as a director of the Company until
the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is currently expected to be held in May of
2009.
The press release issued by the Company on December 18, 2008 announcing Dr. Ruiz’s
decision is attached hereto as Exhibit (99.1).
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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Press release issued by Eastman Kodak Company on December 18, 2008 relating to the
departure of Hector de J. Ruiz. |
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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.
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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
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/s/ Laurence L. Hickey
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Laurence L. Hickey |
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Secretary |
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Date: December 18, 2008
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
INDEX TO EXHIBIT
Exhibit No.
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Press release issued by Eastman Kodak Company on December 18, 2008 relating to the
departure of Hector de J. Ruiz. |
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