UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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):
January 5, 2005
| New Jersey | Commission File Number | 21-0419870 | ||
| State of Incorporation | 1-3822 | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
One Campbell Place
Camden, New Jersey 08103-1799
Principal Executive Offices
Telephone Number: (856) 342-4800
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Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 5, 2005, Campbell Soup Company issued a press release announcing a price increase for soups and other selected U.S. products and confirming its earnings per share guidance for the full fiscal 2005 year. A copy of the release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report, including the attached Exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Release dated January 5, 2005 announcing a price increase for soups and other selected U.S. products and confirming earnings per share guidance for the full fiscal 2005 year. |
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.
| CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
Date: January 5, 2005 |
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| By: | /s/ Robert A. Schiffner
Robert A. Schiffner Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1
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Release dated January 5, 2005 announcing a price increase for soups and other selected U.S. products and confirming earnings per share guidance for the full fiscal 2005 year |
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