The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

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): October 12, 2021

  

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)  

 

Ohio	001-00434	31-0411980
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

513-983-1100  

 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  

  (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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

  

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock without Par Value	PG	New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Notes due 2021	PG21	New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Notes due 2022	PG22B	New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Notes due 2023	PG23A	New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Notes due 2024	PG24A	New York Stock Exchange
0.625% Notes due 2024	PG24B	New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Notes due 2025	PG25	New York Stock Exchange
4.875% EUR notes due May 2027	PG27A	New York Stock Exchange
1.200% Notes due 2028	PG28	New York Stock Exchange
1.250% Notes due 2029	PG29B	New York Stock Exchange
1.800% Notes due 2029	PG29A	New York Stock Exchange
6.250% GBP notes due January 2030	PG30	New York Stock Exchange
5.250% GBP notes due January 2033	PG33	New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2038	PG38	New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
	Emerging growth company	☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended tramsition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.		☐

  

 ITEM 7.01  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On October 12, 2021, The Procter & Gamble Company (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that, according to preliminary voting results, Christopher Kempczinski, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald’s Corporation, and the Company’s eleven incumbent Director nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

In addition, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.8698 per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after November 15, 2021, to Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on October 22, 2021, and to Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on October 22, 2021.

A copy of this news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

The Company is furnishing the information under this item, including Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to Item 7.01, "Regulation FD Disclosure.”

 

ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	News Release by The Procter & Gamble Company dated October 12, 2021.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 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.

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

BY:  /s/ Sandra T. Lane                    

                Sandra T. Lane

              Assistant Secretary

              October 12, 2021

INDEX TO EXHIBIT(S)

  

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	News Release by The Procter & Gamble Company dated October 12, 2021.