UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 18, 2005
Motorola, Inc.
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-7221 (Commission File Number) | 36-1115800 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 60196 (Zipcode) |
(847) 576-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
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Item 8.01.Other Events.
On May 18, 2005, Motorola, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had authorized the Company to repurchase up to $4 billion of its outstanding shares of common stock over the next 36 months, subject to market conditions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release by Motorola, Inc. dated May 18, 2005 announcing the Company’s stock repurchase program. |
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.
| MOTOROLA, INC. | ||||
| Dated: May 19, 2005 | By: | /s/ James A. MacLaughlin | ||
| James A. MacLaughlin | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Treasurer | ||||