- Current report filing (8-K)
10 February 2009 - 9:07AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): February 9, 2009
ROHM AND HAAS
COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-03507
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23-1028370
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(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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100 Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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19106
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code:
(215) 592-3000
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(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
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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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations
and Financial Condition.
On February 9,
2009, Rohm and Haas Company (“the Company”) issued an earnings
press release reporting the Company’s results of operations for the
fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008. A copy of that release is being
furnished to the SEC as an exhibit to this form.
This earnings press release includes
“non-GAAP financial measures.” Specifically, the release refers to:
•EBITDA
Due to the varying
impacts of debt, interest rates, acquisition related amortization, asset
impairments and effective tax rates, EBITDA is calculated to facilitate
comparisons between Rohm and Haas Company and our competitors on the operating
performance of our company.
•Earnings from
continuing operations excluding restructuring, asset impairments, accelerated
depreciation, Dow transaction-related costs, impact of the divestiture of
UP Chemical Company, the impact of the hurricanes
Gustav and Ike in 2008 and the pension charge in 2007.
Management believes
that measures of income excluding significant items such as restructuring,
asset impairments, and other one-time charges are meaningful to investors
because they provide insight with respect to ongoing operating results of the
Company.
These measurements are not recognized
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and
should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance.
Furthermore, these measures may not be consistent with similar measures
presented by other companies.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
Please see Exhibit Index.
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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.
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
February 9, 2009
/s/ Jacques
Croisetiere
Jacques Croisetiere
Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Earnings Press Release dated February 9,
2009
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99.2
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Q4 2008 Earnings Release Slides
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