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): May 26, 2009
Eastman
Kodak Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
Jersey
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1-87
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16-0417150
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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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343
State Street,
Rochester,
New York 14650
(Address
of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (585)
724-4000
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:
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240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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On May
26, 2009, Diane Wilfong, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer,
Eastman Kodak Company, announced her decision to resign from the
Company.
On May
29, 2009, Eastman Kodak Company’s Board of Directors elected Eric Samuels, age
41, as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective July 1,
2009. The Company issued a press release on June 1, 2009 announcing
this event, and the press release is attached as Exhibit (99.1) to this
filing. Mr. Samuels joined the Company in 2004 as Director,
Accounting Research and Policy. He was appointed to the position of
Assistant Controller in September 2006 and has served in that position until his
election as Controller.
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Item 9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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(99.1)
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Press
release issued by Eastman Kodak Company on June 1, 2009 relating to the
election of Eric Samuels as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer.
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SIGNATURES
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/ Robert
L. Berman
Robert
L. Berman
Chief Human Resources
Officer
and
Senior Vice President
Date: June
1, 2009
EASTMAN
KODAK COMPANY
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
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(99.1)
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Press
release issued by Eastman Kodak Company on June 1, 2009 relating to the
election of Eric Samuels as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer.
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Exhibit
(99.1)
EASTMAN
KODAK COMPANY
Media
Contact:
David
Lanzillo, Kodak, 585-781-5481, david.lanzillo@kodak.com
Kodak
Names Eric H. Samuels as Corporate Controller
ROCHESTER,
N.Y., June 1 -- Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) today announced that its Board
of Directors has elected Eric H. Samuels as Corporate Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer, effective July 1, 2009, reporting to Frank S. Sklarsky,
Kodak’s Chief Financial Officer.
Samuels,
41, previously served as Kodak’s Assistant Corporate Controller and brings to
his new position nearly 20 years of leadership experience in corporate finance
and public accounting. He succeeds Diane E. Wilfong, who will relocate to Las
Vegas in early July to become Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., subject to all required regulatory
approvals.
“Kodak is
fortunate to have capable executives such as Diane and Eric,” said Sklarsky. “As
Controller, Diane’s leadership contributed to enhanced financial processes,
systems, and governance, and she leaves the company very well positioned from a
financial reporting and internal controls standpoint. We thank Diane for her
tremendous efforts and we wish her nothing but success in her new
opportunity.
“At the
same time, we are fortunate to have someone of Eric’s caliber to step into this
role,” Sklarsky said. “Eric is a highly respected member of our finance team,
and I have every confidence that he will continue to drive a disciplined
approach to our financial management and reporting.”
Samuels
joined Kodak in 2004 as Director, Accounting Research and Policy. Prior to
joining Kodak, he had a 14-year career in public accounting during which he
served as a senior manager at KPMG LLP’s Department of Professional Practice
(National Office) in New York City. Prior to joining KPMG in 1996, he worked in
Ernst & Young’s New York City office.
A native
of Rochester, N.Y., Samuels attended the State University of New York College at
Oneonta, where he graduated with a B.S. degree in Business
Economics. He is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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For
photos of Mr. Samuels and Ms. Wilfong, please contact: Maureen Marowski, Eastman
Kodak Company, at 585-724-9745 or maureen.marowski@kodak.com
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