UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
| FORM 8-K/A |
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 26, 2014
| Zoetis Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 001-35797 | 46-0696167 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| 100 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ | 07932 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| (973) 822-7000 |
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
| Not Applicable |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report) |
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Explanatory Note:
This amendment to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 26, 2014 is being filed to correct an inadvertent error in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 regarding the record date for the Company’s second quarter 2014 dividend, which should read "April 28, 2014" rather than "April 27, 2014." The complete corrected press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 26, 2014, the Zoetis Board of Directors declared a second quarter dividend, payable to holders of record of the Company's common stock on April 28, 2014, of $0.072 per share payable on June 2, 2014.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibit: |
99.1 Press Release issued on March 26, 2014.
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.
| ZOETIS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Heidi C. Chen | |
| Name: | Heidi C. Chen | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, | |
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Dated: March 27, 2014
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Corrected Press Release issued on March 26, 2014 | |