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):  October 8, 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)   
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
   
 
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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
4.125% EUR notes due December 2020
 PG20A   New York Stock Exchange
 0.275% Notes due 2020
PG20
New York Stock Exchange
 2.000% Notes due 2021  PG21 New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Notes due 2022
 PG22B  New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Notes due 2023
 PG23A  New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Notes due 2024
PG24A
 New York Stock Exchange
 0.625% Notes due 2024  PG24B  New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Notes due 2025
 PG25 New York Stock Exchange
4.875% EUR notes due May 2027
 PG27A New York Stock Exchange
1.200% Notes due 2028
 PG28 New York Stock Exchange
1.250% Notes due 2029
 PG29B  New York Stock Exchange
1.800% Notes due 2029
 PG29A  New York Stock Exchange
6.250% GBP notes due January 2030
PG30
 New York Stock Exchange
5.250% GBP notes due January 2033
PG33
 New York Stock Exchange
 1.875% Notes due 2038  PG38 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 October 8, 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 November 15, 2019, to Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on October 18, 2019, and to Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on October 18, 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 October 8, 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
              October 8, 2019





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News Release

 
The Procter & Gamble Company
One P&G Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202
                                                               
P&G DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


CINCINNATI, October 8, 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 November 15, 2019 to Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on October 18, 2019, and to Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on October 18, 2019.

The dividend was announced during P&G’s annual meeting of shareholders in Cincinnati. 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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