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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): November 18, 2005
Eastman Kodak Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 1-87 16-0417150
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
343 State Street,
Rochester, New York 14650
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (585) 724-4000
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On November 18, 2005, the Company was informed that the United States
Congress Joint Committee on Taxation had approved, and the Internal
Revenue Service had signed, a settlement between the Company and the
Internal Revenue Service concerning the audit of the tax years
1993-1998. As a result of this settlement, the Company will receive a
refund of U.S. Federal income taxes and interest in a range of
approximately $15 million to $25 million and reverse certain tax
accruals relating to the aforementioned years under audit. The Company
expects to receive the refund by the end of this year or by early next
year. The reversal of the tax accruals, which primarily relate to and
which were established in 1994 in connection with the Company's sale of
its pharmaceutical, consumer health and household products businesses
during that year, will have a positive impact on the Company's net
earnings for the fourth quarter of 2005 in the range of approximately
$230 million ($.80 per share) to $260 million ($.90 per share).
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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.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
By: /s/ Richard G. Brown, Jr.
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Richard G. Brown, Jr.
Controller
Date: November 22, 2005