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
August 7, 2009
(Date of report)
August 4, 2009
(Date of earliest event reported)
Sotheby's
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-9750 | 38-2478409 | ||
| (State or other | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| jurisdiction of | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| incorporation) | ||||
| 1334 York Avenue | ||||
| New York, NY | 10021 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(212) 606-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 4, 2009, Sotheby’s (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, issued a press release discussing its results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. This press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits | |
| 99.1 Sotheby’s earnings press release for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. | ||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SOTHEBY'S | ||
| By: | /s/ Kevin M. Delaney | |
| Kevin M. Delaney | ||
| Senior Vice President, | ||
| Controller and Chief | ||
| Accounting Officer | ||
| Date: | August 7, 2009 | |
| Exhibit Index | ||
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Sotheby’s earnings press release for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. |