-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, EHz9+Fy6gJZo6CYsSgq2jBtGLZWVoEBcPUJomeVpLGroAED3xCGAiOvZDfzXKnBJ fR2EU/tKO8dOx3akog0KPg== 0000200406-07-000119.txt : 20071001 0000200406-07-000119.hdr.sgml : 20071001 20071001164157 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000200406-07-000119 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070927 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071001 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071001 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000200406 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 221024240 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03215 FILM NUMBER: 071146321 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLZ CITY: NEW BRUNSWICK STATE: NJ ZIP: 08933 BUSINESS PHONE: 732-524-2455 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLZ CITY: NEW BRUNSWICK STATE: NJ ZIP: 08933 8-K 1 octoneeightk.txt EIGHT-K 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): October 1, 2007 JOHNSON & JOHNSON (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Jersey 1-3215 22-1024240 (State or Other Juris- (Commission (IRS Employer diction of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08933 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 732-524-0400 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: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 8.01. Other Events. On September 27, 2007, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, issued a statement regarding an agreement entered into with the United States Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, that resolves a previously reported government investigation into sales practices in the orthopaedics industry. The statement is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Statement of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. dated September 27, 2007. 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. JOHNSON & JOHNSON (Registrant) Date: October 1, 2007 By: /s/ STEVEN M. ROSENBERG Steven M. Rosenberg Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Statement of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. dated September 27, 2007. EX-99 2 exhibitninetynine.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Statement Of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Regarding Agreement With U.S. Attorney's Office Warsaw, IN (September 27, 2007) - As part of an industry-wide settlement affecting the five major orthopaedics manufacturers, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., has entered into an agreement with the United States Attorney's Office that resolves a previously reported government investigation into sales practices in the orthopaedics industry. Terms of the agreement were announced today by the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey. The agreement contains no admission of fault or wrongdoing by DePuy Orthopaedics. Further, the government makes no claim that patient care was impacted by any of the sales practices that were the subject of the investigation. The agreement signed by DePuy Orthopaedics and the U.S. Attorney's Office notes that the company had "undertaken extensive actions and reforms in furtherance of its commitment to exemplary corporate citizenship" and "voluntarily exhibited a commitment to the continual refinement and improvement of its policies and procedures" with regard to relationships with surgeon consultants. Surgeon consultants are important sources of innovation for medical technology manufacturers, and they are integral to the training of peers on the use of new technology. Even before the investigation was announced, DePuy Orthopaedics had implemented processes for the framework and disclosure of relationships with physicians, and supports this agreement and the government's efforts to further positive change throughout the industry. The terms of the DePuy Orthopaedics agreement call for a deferral of all criminal charges for a period of 18 months, during which an external monitor will be assigned to DePuy Orthopaedics. DePuy Orthopaedics will also pay $84.7 million and will enter into a Corporate Integrity Agreement for a period of five years. DePuy Orthopaedics believes that the collaboration between government and industry will result in greater transparency in relationships between industry and surgeon consultants. DePuy Orthopaedics will work closely with the external monitor and the government to advance processes that bring greater clarity to the marketplace for the benefit of customers and patients. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----