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): AUGUST 1, 2002
SOLUTIA INC.
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
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(STATE OF INCORPORATION)
001-13255 43-1781797
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(COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER
FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
575 MARYVILLE CENTRE DRIVE, P.O. BOX 66760, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63166-6760
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(314) 674-1000
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REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION, AND EXHIBITS.
(c) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Statement under Oath of Principal Executive Officer
Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to
Exchange Act Filings
99.2 Statement under Oath of Principal Financial Officer
Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to
Exchange Act Filings
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On June 27, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an
order requiring the principal executive officer and principal financial
officer of large companies, including Solutia, to certify under oath that
certain filings made pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 did not
(i) contain an untrue statement of a material fact or (ii) fail to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements in the report, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as of the end
of the period covered by the report. The filings included under this order
are the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, all reports on
Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed subsequent to the Form 10-K, all definitive
proxy materials filed subsequent to the Form 10-K, and any amendments to
any of the foregoing reports. Attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this
Form 8-K are the certifications of Solutia's Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including
the exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
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, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
SOLUTIA INC.
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(Registrant)
/s/ Karen L. Knopf
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Assistant Secretary
DATE: AUGUST 1, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
These exhibits are numbered in accordance with the Exhibit Table of Item 601
of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Statement under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding
Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
99.2 Statement under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding
Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings