earningsupdate0309.htm
UNITED
STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported): March 17, 2009
OLIN
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia
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1-1070
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13-1872319
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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190
Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530
Clayton,
MO
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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63105-3443
(Zip
Code)
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(314)
480-1400
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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(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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230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
In
accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information
shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Olin
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise this
information.
Attached
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the Company’s
press release dated March 17, 2009, announcing that it now expects first quarter
2009 earnings to be in the $0.60 to $0.65 per diluted share range. On
January 26, 2009, the Company provided first quarter 2009 earnings per share
guidance of $0.50 to $0.65 per diluted share.
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This
report includes forward-looking statements. These statements relate to analyses
and other information based on management’s beliefs, certain assumptions made by
management, forecasts of future results and current expectations, estimates and
projections about our operations and the markets and economy in which we and our
various segments operate. The statements contained in this report that are not
statements of historical fact may include forward-looking statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
We have
used the word “expect,” and variations of such word and similar expressions in
this report to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are
not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions, which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our
control. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or
otherwise.
You
should consider these forward-looking statements in light of risk factors
discussed above and those in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008, and subsequent periodic filings made with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In addition, other risks and uncertainties not
presently known to us or that we consider immaterial could affect the accuracy
of our forward-looking statements.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
Release dated March 17, 2009.
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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.
OLIN
CORPORATION
By: George H.
Pain
Name: George H.
Pain
Title: Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary
Date: March
17, 2009
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated March 17, 2009.
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