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): February 3, 2006
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | | 001-13711 | | 13-3429953 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer |
Incorporation or Organization) | | | | Identification Number) |
4211 W. Boy Scout Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(813) 871-4811
(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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 3, 2006, Walter Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that on February 3, 2006, Mueller Water Products, Inc. (“Mueller”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-131536) relating to the proposed initial public offering of Mueller’s Series A common stock. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in Items 7.01 and 9.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing. The furnishing of the information contained in Items 7.01 and 9.01 is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission as to the materiality or completeness of such information.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | | Title |
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99.1 | | Press Release dated February 3, 2006. |
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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.
Dated: February 3, 2006 | WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Victor P. Patrick | |
| | Victor P. Patrick |
| | Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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