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): May 9, 2005
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-1136 | 22-079-0350 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY, 10154
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 546-4000
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 9, 2005, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company issued a press release announcing it filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission its 2005 first quarter Form 10-Q that revises certain financial information relating to additional litigation reserves recorded after the company’s first quarter financial results were announced on April 28, 2005. In the Form 10-Q, pre-tax earnings were reduced by $110 million reflecting additional litigation reserves for previously disclosed matters recorded after the issuance of first quarter financial results. The previously disclosed matters are wholesaler inventory and certain other accounting matters. Total reserves for these matters reported in the Form 10-Q are currently $140 million. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release, dated May 9, 2005
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.
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | ||||
| Date: May 9, 2005 |
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| By: | /s/ Sandra Leung | |||
| Name: | Sandra Leung | |||
| Title: | Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 9, 2005 |