-----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, Qp+M17ro+Ve3LzuuFr4NvITVwZsHZEnjd+FviztK41FjbrM+quQkl1tOhxFXCwlA ru3pcoTvagsPFYDIGcoqIQ== 0000903423-00-000008.txt : 20000110 0000903423-00-000008.hdr.sgml : 20000110 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-00-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19991231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000107 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLOROX CO /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000021076 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SPECIALTY CLEANING, POLISHING AND SANITATION PREPARATIONS [2842] IRS NUMBER: 310595760 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07151 FILM NUMBER: 503225 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE CLOROX COMPANY STREET 2: 1221 BROADWAY CITY: OAKLAND STATE: CA ZIP: 94612-1888 BUSINESS PHONE: 510-271-7000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 24305 CITY: OAKLAND STATE: CA ZIP: 94612-1305 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HC INVESTMENTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000921748 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] OWNER STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 N MARKET ST SUITE 780 CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 29890 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122252142 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LIBERTY PLAZA STREET 2: ONE LIBERTY PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10006 4 1 FORM 4 FILING U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [_] Check box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HC Investments, Inc. 1105 North Market Street Suite 1300 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol The Clorox Company (CLX) 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) 51-0318575 4. Statement for Month/Year December/1999 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [_] Director [X] 10% Owner (see attached statement) [_] Officer (give title [_] Other (specify below) below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [_] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person - --------------- * If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of 2. Transaction 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5. Amount of 6. Ownership Form 7. Nature of Security Date Code (Instr. Disposed of (D) Securities Direct (D) or Indirect (Instr. 3) (Month/Day/ 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Indirect (I) Beneficial Year) Owned at End (Instr. 4) Ownership of Month (Instr. 4) (Instr. 3 and 4) - ----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/13/99 P 87,000 A $49.50 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/13/99 P 50,900 A $49.69 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/13/99 P 27,500 A $49.38 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/13/99 P 5,100 A $49.31 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/13/99 P 4,500 A $49.63 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/14/99 P 200,000 A $51.00 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/15/99 P 100,000 A $51.00 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/16/99 P 225,000 A $50.00 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/16/99 P 61,900 A $49.94 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/16/99 P 22,000 A $49.63 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/16/99 P 13,000 A $49.56 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/16/99 P 2,000 A $49.75 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/16/99 P 1,100 A $49.81 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/17/99 P 120,200 A $52.00 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/17/99 P 75,800 A $51.94 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/17/99 P 49,000 A $51.00 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/17/99 P 41,000 A $50.69 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/17/99 P 18,400 A $51.75 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/17/99 P 13,000 A $50.75 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/17/99 P 9,700 A $50.94 par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- Common Stock, $1 12/17/99 P 6,200 A $50.88 62,845,700 (D)* par value - ----------------- -------------- ---- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------------- ----------------- --------------
- ---------------------- Explanation of responses: * The common stock of the Issuer has split 2-for-1 twice since the last filing on Form 4 of the Reporting Person, resulting in the increased number of shares included in the total reflected in this filing. Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
10. 9. Owner- Number ship of Form 2. Deriv- of Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------- Explanation of responses: ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Signature of Reporting Person HC Investments, Inc. By: /s/ James E. Ripka ------------------ Name: James E. Ripka Title: President Date: January 6, 2000 STATEMENT ATTACHED TO FORM 4 FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION BY HC INVESTMENTS, INC. 1100 NORTH MARKET STREET, SUITE 780 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 29890 January 6, 2000 ITEM 6. Relationships of Reporting Person to Company - ------ -------------------------------------------- HC Investments, Inc. ("HCI") is the beneficial owner of more than 10 percent of the outstanding common stock of The Clorox Company ("Clorox"). Under an agreement dated June 10, 1981, as amended, between Clorox and Henkel KGaA (a German company that indirectly owns all the outstanding capital stock of HCI), Clorox agreed to take all necessary actions to have such number of designees of Henkel nominated to Clorox's Board of Directors so that Henkel has representation on the Board of Directors proportionate with its stock ownership. Pursuant to this agreement, Mrs. Ursula Fairchild, Dr. Jurgen Manchot and Dr. Klaus Morwind currently serve on the Board of Directors of Clorox. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----