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 7, 2005 | |
| Avon Products, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| New York | 1-4881 | 13-0544597 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1345 Avenue of the Americas | ||
| New York, New York 10105-0196 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||
| (212) 282-5000 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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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| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 7, 2005 a class action complaint for alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Docket Number 05 cv 8603), naming the Company, certain officers, the Company’s Retirement Board, the Trustee of the Company’s 401(k) plan and others. The action, entitledJohn Rogati v. Andrea Jung, et al., purports to be brought on behalf of the AvonProducts, Inc. Personal Savings Account Plan and the Avon Products, Inc. Personal Retirement Account Plan (collectively the “Plan”) and a purported class of “all participants in the Plan for whose individual accounts the Plan purchased or held Avon Products, Inc. securities from July 28, 2004 to the present.” The complaint asserts breaches of fiduciary duties and prohibited transactions in violation of ERISA arising out of, inter alia, alleged false and misleading public statements regarding the Company’s business made during the class period and investments in Avon stock by the Plan and Plan participants.
The Company is not undertaking to announce the filing of any similar complaints in the future.
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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.
| AVON PRODUCTS, INC. | |
| (Registrant) | |
| By | /s/ Gilbert L. Klemann, II |
| Gilbert L. Klemann, II | |
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |
Date: October 13, 2005
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