SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 13, 2005
CHATTEM, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee 0-5905 62-0156300
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(State of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1715 West 38th Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37409
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(423) 821-4571
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On September 13, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing expected
revenues and earnings for the fiscal third quarter ended August 31, 2005 (the
"Press Release"). A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated by reference herein. As previously announced, the Company will
issue its third quarter fiscal 2005 earnings release on Monday, September 19,
2005, after the market closes and host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on
Tuesday, September 20, 2005.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Press Release Dated September 13, 2005
SIGNATURES
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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.
September 13, 2005 CHATTEM, INC.
By: /s/ Theodore K. Whitfield, Jr.
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Theodore K. Whitfield, Jr.
Vice President and General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press Release dated September 13, 2005