| THE GILLETTE COMPANY | |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | |
| DELAWARE | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | |
| 1-00922 | 04-1366970 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| PRUDENTIAL TOWER BUILDING, BOSTON, MA |
02199 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 421-7000 | |
| Not Applicable | |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | |
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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans
This Form 8-K is being filed to report that notice of a blackout period under certain employee benefit plans (the “Plans”) of The Gillette Company ("Gillette") is being given to Gillette’s directors and executive officers. The purpose of the blackout period is to allow the administrator of the Plans to clear all pending trades, determine all final share balances, and process the exchange of Gillette securities for securities of The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 27, 2005, among P&G, Aquarium Acquisition Corp. and Gillette. The blackout is contingent on the consummation of the merger, which is expected to close in the fall of 2005.
Gillette is notifying its directors and executive officers of trading restrictions in securities of Gillette during the blackout period. The notice being sent to directors and executive officers of Gillette on September 8, 2005 is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Notice sent to directors and executive officers of The Gillette Company on September 8, 2005 | ||
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| THE GILLETTE COMPANY | ||||
| Date: | September 8, 2005 | By: | /s/ Peter M. Green | |
| Name: | Peter M. Green | |||
| Title: | Deputy
General Counsel, Secretary and Corporate Governance Officer |
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