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EIDP, Inc. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Aug 2, 2007)

Filed August 2, 2007For Securities:CTA-PBCTA-PA

Summary

This Form 8-K filing by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) on August 2, 2007, primarily serves to furnish financial data in XBRL format. The company has attached its unaudited Consolidated Income Statements, Consolidated Balance Sheets, and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the relevant periods ended June 30, 2007, which were originally filed in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on August 1, 2007. This filing is part of a voluntary SEC XBRL program aimed at testing the new data format and technology. Investors are strongly cautioned that the XBRL data provided in this report is considered unaudited and is not the official public filing. DuPont emphasizes that investors should continue to rely on the officially filed versions of the financial statements for making investment decisions. The information in this 8-K, including the XBRL exhibits, is not deemed 'filed' for regulatory liability purposes under Section 18 of the Exchange Act and will not be incorporated by reference into other SEC filings unless expressly stated.

Key Highlights

  • 1DuPont is voluntarily participating in the SEC's XBRL program to test the eXtensible Business Reporting Language format.
  • 2The filing furnishes unaudited financial statements (Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash Flows) in XBRL format for periods ending June 30, 2007.
  • 3These XBRL financial statements are derived from DuPont's Q2 2007 Form 10-Q, filed on August 1, 2007.
  • 4Crucially, investors are advised that the XBRL data is unaudited and not the official filing.
  • 5Investors should rely solely on the official filed versions of the financial statements for investment decisions.
  • 6Information in this 8-K, including XBRL exhibits, is not subject to Section 18 of the Exchange Act liability.
  • 7This filing is for testing purposes and does not alter DuPont's reporting obligations or the definitive nature of its official filings.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to furnish financial statements in XBRL format as part of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company's participation in a voluntary SEC XBRL program. This allows for testing of the XBRL data format.

No, the financial statements provided in XBRL format within this filing are explicitly stated as unaudited. They are derived from the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which itself contains unaudited financial statements.

No, investors are strongly advised against relying on the XBRL data in this filing for investment decisions. The company explicitly states that investors should continue to rely on the official filed versions of the financial statements, such as the Form 10-Q.

XBRL stands for eXtensible Business Reporting Language. It is a global standard for the digital reporting of business and financial data, designed to make financial information more transparent, accessible, and searchable.