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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): September 1, 2006
Eastman Kodak Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 1-87 16-0417150
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
343 State Street,
Rochester, New York 14650
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (585) 724-4000
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Item 5.02(b) Departure of Director
On September 1, 2006, Durk I. Jager notified the Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Eastman Kodak Company (the "Company") of his decision
not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the Company's
Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2007. Mr. Jager will continue to
serve as a director of the Company until the 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, which is currently expected to be held in May of 2007.
The press release issued by the Company on September 8, 2006 announcing
Mr. Jager's decision is attached hereto as Exhibit (99.1).
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
(99.1) Press release issued by Eastman Kodak Company on September 8,
2006 relating to the departure of Durk I. Jager.
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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.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
By: /s/ Laurence L. Hickey
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Laurence L. Hickey
Secretary
Date: September 8, 2006
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
INDEX TO EXHIBIT
Exhibit No.
(99.1) Press release issued by Eastman Kodak Company on September 8,
2006 relating to the departure of Durk I. Jager.
Exhibit (99.1)
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Media Contact:
David Lanzillo, 585-781-5481, david.lanzillo@kodak.com
Kodak Announces Jager Will Not Seek Re-election to Board of
Directors
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 8 -- Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK)
today announced that Durk I. Jager has decided not to stand
for re-election to its Board of Directors in 2007 for
personal reasons. Mr. Jager, 63, will continue to serve as a
Director of Kodak until the company's 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, typically in May.
"Durk has served on Kodak's Board with true distinction
during a remarkable period in our company's history," said
Antonio M. Perez, Kodak's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. "He has brought to Kodak his unique insight and
breadth of experience. We thank him for his exceptional
service and look forward to continuing to benefit from his
expertise during the remainder of his term."
"Kodak is a great company. My decision has to do with
my strong personal belief that I should limit my
participation on any board to 10 years," said Jager.
"Although I will not stand for re-election, I will serve as
a Director for the remainder of my term and will continue to
work with Antonio Perez and my fellow Board members in our
ongoing efforts to transform Kodak into a leading digital
company."
Mr. Jager has been a Kodak Director since 1998 and is
the former Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of The
Procter & Gamble Company. He left those positions in July
2000, after 30 years with the company. Mr. Jager graduated
from Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is
a member of the supervisory Board of Royal KPN (The
Netherlands) and is a non-Executive Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of Royal Wessanen (The Netherlands) and a
director of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. and Polycom
Inc.
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About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the world's foremost imaging innovator, providing
leading products and services to the photographic, graphic
communications and healthcare markets. With sales of $14.3
billion in 2005, the company is committed to a digitally
oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better
use meaningful images and information in their life and
work. Consumers use Kodak's system of digital and
traditional image capture products and services to take,
print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses
effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak
solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing
and document imaging; Creative Professionals rely on Kodak
technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or
still images; and leading Healthcare organizations rely on
Kodak's innovative products, services and customized
workflow solutions to help improve patient care and maximize
efficiency and information sharing within and across their
enterprise.
More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at
www.kodak.com.
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