q3_2008preannounce.htm
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
8, 2008
EASTMAN
CHEMICAL COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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1-12626
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62-1539359
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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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200 South
Wilcox Drive, Kingsport, TN
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37660
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(423) 229-2000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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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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EASTMAN
CHEMICAL COMPANY - EMN
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October
8, 2008
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Section 2
– Financial Information
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
October 8, 2008, the Registrant announced that third-quarter 2008 earnings per
share excluding costs related to strategic actions are expected to be above
the high end of the current range of analysts' estimates on First Call, which is
$1.30 per share. The full text of the release is furnished as Exhibit
99.01 to this Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference. This
information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.
EASTMAN
CHEMICAL COMPANY - EMN
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October
8, 2008
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Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits:
(d)
Exhibits
The
following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 9.01:
99.01
Public release by the registrant on October 8, 2008 of third
quarter 2008 earnings expectations.
EASTMAN
CHEMICAL COMPANY - EMN
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October
8, 2008
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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
Chemical Company
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By: /s/Scott V.
King____________
Scott
V. King
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer
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