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): December 13, 2012
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-812 | 06-0570975 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Financial Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(860) 728-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 13, 2012, United Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Sellers”) completed its previously announced sale (the “Sale”) of its Milton Roy Company, Sullair Corporation and Sundyne Corporation industrial products businesses to Silver II Acquisition S.à r.l. (the “Purchaser”), a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Luxembourg, formed by affiliates of The Carlyle Group and affiliates of BC Partners. The Sale was completed pursuant to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated July 25, 2012, by and among the Company, the Sellers listed on Schedule I thereto and the Purchaser, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.46 billion in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. A summary of the Purchase Agreement is set forth in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 31, 2012.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on December 13, 2012 relating to the completion of the Sale is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by United Technologies Corporation on December 13, 2012. | |
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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.
Dated: December 17, 2012
| UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter J. Graber-Lipperman | |
| Name: | Peter J. Graber-Lipperman | |
| Title: | Vice President, Secretary and Associate General Counsel | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by United Technologies Corporation on December 13, 2012. | |