UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
WASHINGTON, DC 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):  July 9, 2019

 
 
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)    
 
 
   
  
 
 
 
 
 Ohio
 
 1-434
 
 31-0411980
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)  

 
513-983-1100
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code  

  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)    
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
  Common Stock, without Par Value
 PG  New York Stock Exchange
 

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
 
Emerging growth company
       
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended tramsition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ☐ 



ITEM 7.01      REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
 
On July 9, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.7459 per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after August 15, 2019, to Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on July 19, 2019, and to Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on July 19, 2019.
 
The Company is furnishing this 8-K pursuant to Item 7.01, "Regulation FD Disclosure."
 

ITEM 9.01      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Dividend News Release by The Procter & Gamble Company dated July 9, 2019
 
  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.
 
 
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
 
 
BY:   /s/ Sandra T. Lane                       
                Sandra T. Lane
               Assistant Secretary
                July 9, 2019





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News Release
 
  The Procter & Gamble Company
 
 
  One P&G Plaza
 
 
  Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
 


P&G DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


CINCINNATI, July 9, 2019 –The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.7459 per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after August 15, 2019, to Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on July 19, 2019, and to Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on July 19, 2019.

P&G has been paying a dividend for 129 consecutive years since its incorporation in 1890 and has increased its dividend for 63 consecutive years.


About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands.

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