Summary
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) filed an 8-K on April 19, 2012, to report its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. This filing primarily serves to provide investors with the company's earnings performance and financial condition for the period. The report itself does not contain detailed financial statements but rather furnishes the earnings news release, which is attached as an exhibit.
Key Highlights
- 1DuPont announced its first quarter 2012 financial results on April 19, 2012.
- 2The filing is made under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition).
- 3The earnings news release for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, is furnished as an exhibit.
- 4The information provided is not deemed 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
- 5This 8-K serves as the official notification of DuPont's quarterly earnings release.
- 6The report includes the company's principal executive offices address and telephone number.
- 7Exhibit 99.1 contains the Press Release dated April 19, 2012.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to officially announce and provide the consolidated financial results of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
The detailed financial results are not directly included in the 8-K filing itself. Instead, the earnings news release, which contains these results, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
No, the information contained in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K, which pertains to the earnings release, is furnished and shall not be deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This means it is not subject to the liabilities of that section.
DuPont announced its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, on April 19, 2012, which is the filing date of this 8-K report.