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 17 , 2004
DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-7564
13-5034940
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
Identification No.)
200 Liberty Street, New York, New York
10281
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 416-2000
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On December 17, 2004, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Joseph A. Stern, 55, as General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary of the Company effective February 7, 2005 to succeed Peter G. Skinner who will be retiring at the end of 2004 .. Mr. Stern is a partner at Fried , Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, the Company’s primary outside corporate law firm and has advised the Company on a variety of legal issues.
M
r. Stern will be responsible for the legal and corporate security departments. As a senior executive, he will be eligible to participate in the management bonus program as well as the executive incentive plan through which he will receive grants of stock options and contingent stock rights. He will also be eligible in certain circumstances for benefits under the separation plan for senior management.
Item 9.01 . Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1
Press Release dated December 20, 2004.
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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.
DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.
Dated: December 2 2 , 2004
By: /Robert Perrine
Robert Perrine
Chief Accounting
Officer and Controller
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated December 20, 2004.
