Form 8-K

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: January 22, 2004

 

SUNOCO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania   1-6841   23-1743282
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission file number)   (IRS employer identification number)

 

Ten Penn Center, 1801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA   19103-1699

                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       (Zip Code)

 

(215) 977-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Item 7.     Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

(c)    Exhibits

 

  99.1 Slide presentation given January 22, 2004 by executives of Sunoco, Inc. during investor teleconference.

 

  99.2 Press release dated January 22, 2004.

 

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On January 22, 2004, Sunoco, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the Company’s 2003 fourth quarter and its 2004 capital spending plan. Additional information concerning the Company’s fourth quarter earnings and 2004 capital spending plan was presented to investors in a teleconference call on January 22, 2004. A copy of the slide presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 12.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s 2003 fourth quarter and its 2004 capital spending plan is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this report, being furnished pursuant to Item 9 and Item 12 of Form 8-K, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and is not incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

Statements contained in the exhibits to this report that state the Company’s or its management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s actual results and capital spending could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results and capital spending include those mentioned in the documents that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

SUNOCO, INC.

 

 
BY   s/ JOSEPH P. KROTT
 
   

Joseph P. Krott

Comptroller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

DATE January 22, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
   

Exhibit

99.1    Slide presentation given January 22, 2004 by executives of Sunoco, Inc. during investor teleconference.
99.2    Press release dated January 22, 2004.