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): May 5, 2009
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-8135 | 43-1050617 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
3050 Spruce Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 771-5765
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 5, 2009 Sigma-Aldrich issued a press release which indicated that the Board of Directors declared a $.145 per share quarterly cash dividend. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2009 to shareholders of record on June 1, 2009. This press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits
The following Exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued May 5, 2009 - SIGMA-ALDRICH (NASDAQ:SIAL) SHAREHOLDERS ELECT DIRECTORS AND RATIFY AUDITOR; DIRECTORS DECLARE QUARTERLY DIVIDEND. |
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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.
Dated: May 8, 2009
| SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael Kanan | |
| Michael Kanan, | ||
| Vice President and Corporate Controller | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued May 5, 2009 - SIGMA-ALDRICH (NASDAQ:SIAL) SHAREHOLDERS ELECT DIRECTORS AND RATIFY AUDITOR; DIRECTORS DECLARE QUARTERLY DIVIDEND. |
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