SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
July 5, 2001
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
| DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 1-10962 (Commission File Number) | 95-3797580 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2180 RUTHERFORD ROAD
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-8815
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(760) 931-1771
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
| ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. | ||||||||
| ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
| (a) | On July 5, 2001, Callaway Golf Company issued a press release captioned as follows: |
| “ELY CALLAWAY SUCCUMBS TO CANCER AT AGE 82" |
A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. The Press Release is hereby incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 5, 2001, of Callaway Golf Company, captioned “Ely Callaway Succumbs to Cancer at Age 82.” |
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.
| Date: July 5, 2001 | CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY | |||||
| By: | /s/ Ronald A. Drapeau Ronald A. Drapeau President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 5, 2001, of Callaway Golf Company, captioned “Ely Callaway Succumbs to Cancer at Age 82.” |
