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): January 17, 2006
H.B. FULLER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Minnesota | 001-09225 | 41-0268370 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1200 Willow Lake Boulevard
P.O. Box 64683
St. Paul, MN 55164-0683
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(651) 236-5900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 17, 2006, H.B. Fuller Company (the “Company”) announced its operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 3, 2005. A copy of the press release that discusses this matter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report.
In addition to disclosing results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company also discloses non-GAAP pro forma earnings per share in the press release. The Company has included this non-GAAP information to assist in understanding the comparability of results in light of the items identified in the press release and the forthcoming change in accounting policy regarding option expense. The non-GAAP information provided in the press release may not be consistent with the methodologies used by other companies.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this filing may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the following: political and economic conditions; product demand; competitive products and pricing; costs of and savings from restructuring initiatives; product mix; availability and price of raw materials; the Company’s relationships with its major customers and suppliers; changes in tax laws and tariffs; devaluations and other foreign exchange rate fluctuations (particularly with respect to the euro, the British pound, the Japanese yen, the Australian and Canadian dollars, the Argentine peso and the Brazilian real); the impact of litigation and environmental matters; the effect of new accounting pronouncements and accounting charges and credits; and similar matters. Further information about the various risks and uncertainties can be found in the Company’s SEC 10-Q filings of April 4, 2005, July 1, 2005 and September 30,2005 and the Company’s 10-K filing of February 25, 2005. All forward-looking information represents management’s best judgment as of this date based on information currently available that in the future may prove to have been inaccurate. Additionally, the variety of products sold by the Company and the regions where the Company does business make it difficult to determine with certainty the increases or decreases in sales resulting from changes in the volume of products sold, currency impact, changes in product mix and selling prices. However, management’s best estimates of these changes as well as changes in other factors have been included. References to volume changes include volume, product mix, and delivery charges, combined.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 17, 2006, issued by H.B. Fuller Company |
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: January 17, 2006
| H.B. FULLER COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy J. Keenan | |
| Timothy J. Keenan | ||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 17, 2006, issued by H.B. Fuller Company |