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 7, 2007
DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-7564 | 13-5034940 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer 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
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release, dated December 7, 2007.
ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
On December 7, 2007, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones”) announced that L. Gordon Crovitz, Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, Executive Vice President of Dow Jones and President of its Consumer Media Group, will resign at the close of the acquisition of Dow Jones by News Corporation. The Company also announced that Joseph A. Stern, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and member of the Dow Jones Board of Directors, will be leaving these positions following the close of the acquisition but will remain with the company through March 31, 2008 to assist in the transition.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated December 7, 2007.
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. | |
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| Dated: December 7, 2007 | By: | /s/ Robert Perrine | |
| | | Robert Perrine | |
| | | Chief Accounting Officer and Controller | |
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