-----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, BqniiY4AkSMhCR9fU0rEPCQP05VkKb78noDp2Y6u52lym/IsC+27rOA4T1FMhmu1 l61WtP/Jz3tJ1PQQbFekPA== 0000893838-00-000006.txt : 20000202 0000893838-00-000006.hdr.sgml : 20000202 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000893838-00-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000111 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000111 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FORTUNE BRANDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000789073 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HEATING EQUIP, EXCEPT ELEC & WARM AIR & PLUMBING FIXTURES [3430] IRS NUMBER: 133295276 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09076 FILM NUMBER: 505516 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 TOWER PARKWAY CITY: LINCOLNSHIRE STATE: IL ZIP: 60069 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036985000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN BRANDS INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 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 January 11, 2000 (January 11, 2000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) FORTUNE BRANDS, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-9076 13-3295276 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 300 Tower Parkway, Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (847) 484-4400 ---------------------- INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 5. Other Events. - ------ ------------ Registrant's press release dated January 11, 2000 is filed herewith as Exhibit 20 and is incorporated herein by references. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. - ------ --------------------------------- (c) Exhibits. -------- 20. Press release of Registrant dated January 11, 2000. SIGNATURE --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. FORTUNE BRANDS, INC. --------------------- (Registrant) By /s/ Mark Hausberg -------------------------------- Mark Hausberg Senior Vice President - Finance and Treasurer Date: January 11, 2000 EXHIBIT INDEX Sequentially Exhibit Numbered Page - ------- ------------- 20. Press release of Registrant dated January 11, 2000. EX-20 2 PRESS RELEASE OF REGISTRANT DATED 1/11/00 EXHIBIT 20 NEWS RELEASE [COMPANY LOGO] NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE - ----------------------------------------------- Fortune Brands, Inc., 300 Tower Parkway, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 Contact: Media Relations: Investor Relations: Clarkson Hine Anthony J. Diaz (847) 484-4415 (847) 484-4410 FORTUNE BRANDS PROJECTS ACHIEVING DOUBLE-DIGIT EPS GROWTH GOALS FOR FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 1999 Company Reaffirms Solid Double-Digit Growth Outlook for 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------ Lincolnshire, IL, January 11, 2000 - Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), the consumer products company, today announced that it expects to hit its double-digit earnings growth target for 1999 when it reports full-year results next week. The company also reaffirmed its expectation of solid double-digit growth for 2000. Fortune Brands Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Norm Wesley, speaking today at the annual Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Conference, said: "The strong performance of our leading consumer brands and the success of our balanced operating strategy are producing excellent results. Our preliminary data indicates we'll achieve our double-digit earnings growth goals for the fourth quarter and for full-year 1999, excluding extraordinary items and restructuring. When we announce full-year results next week, we expect to report 11% diluted EPS growth before charges and the benefit of lower goodwill amortization. Including the benefit of lower goodwill, we anticipate diluted EPS before charges will be up 19% for full-year 1999 and up 22% for the fourth quarter. "Looking ahead, we continue to expect 2000 to be an excellent year with solid double-digit EPS growth," Wesley added. Wesley also announced that the company completed its entire 11 million share repurchase authorization for 1999, representing more than 6% of outstanding common shares. Fortune Brands plans to release its 1999 results on Thursday, January 20, 2000. * * * Fortune Brands, Inc. is a consumer products company with annual sales exceeding $5 billion. Its operating companies have premier brands and leading market positions in home products, office products, golf equipment and spirits and wine. Home brands include Moen faucets, Master locks and Aristokraft and Schrock cabinets sold by units of MasterBrand Industries. Office brands include Day-Timer, Swingline and Wilson Jones sold by units of ACCO World Corporation. Acushnet Company's golf brands (more) www.fortunebrands.com include Titleist, Cobra and FootJoy. Major spirits and wine brands sold by units of Jim Beam Brands Worldwide, Inc. include Jim Beam and Knob Creek bourbons, DeKuyper cordials, Whyte & Mackay Scotch and Geyser Peak and Canyon Road wines. Fortune Brands, headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FO. * * * This press release contains statements relating to future results, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in general economic conditions, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, competitive product and pricing pressures, trade consolidations, the impact of excise tax increases with respect to distilled spirits, regulatory developments, the uncertainties of litigation, changes in golf equipment regulatory standards, the impact of weather, particularly on the home products and golf brand groups, expenses and disruptions related to shifts in manufacturing to different locations and sources, delays in the integration of recent acquisitions, as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----