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) December
9, 2008
Oil-Dri
Corporation of America
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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0-8675
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36-2048898
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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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410
North Michigan Avenue
Suite
400
Chicago,
Illinois
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60611-4213
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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
(312)
321-1515
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
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))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02 Results of
Operations and Financial Condition.
On December 9, 2008, Oil-Dri
Corporation of America (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its
results of operations for its first quarter ended October 31, 2008. A
copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the information
contained therein is incorporated herein by reference. The
information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the “Exchange Act”), and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into
any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall
be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Also on December 9, 2008, the
Registrant’s Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.14 per
share of the Registrant’s Common Stock and $0.105 per share of the Registrant’s
Class B Stock. The dividends will be payable on March 6, 2009, to
stockholders of record at the close of business on February 20,
2009. A copy of the Registrant’s press release announcing these
matters is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and the information contained therein is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release dated December 9, 2008 (Quarterly Earnings)
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99.2
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Press
Release dated December 9, 2009 (Cash
Dividends)
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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.
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OIL-DRI
CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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By:
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/s/
Charles P. Brissman
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Charles
P. Brissman
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Vice
President and General
Counsel
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Date: December
9, 2008
Exhibit
Index
Number
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Description of Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release dated December 9, 2008 (Quarterly Earnings)
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99.2
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Press
Release dated December 9, 2008 (Cash
Dividends)
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