-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IGuCVPl0+toeEEboomtmf2tsE0DU0dcv2hBlXxltG6ZyZ9thEi0splanxZ32EILh l7XK10qX85rVreNmc/69Bw== 0000100790-99-000066.txt : 19991117 0000100790-99-000066.hdr.sgml : 19991117 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000100790-99-000066 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19991115 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19991115 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNION CARBIDE CORP /NEW/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000100790 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 131421730 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01463 FILM NUMBER: 99753693 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD CITY: DANBURY STATE: CT ZIP: 06817-0001 BUSINESS PHONE: 2037942000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD CITY: DANBURY STATE: CT ZIP: 06817-0001 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNION CARBIDE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890806 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNION CARBIDE & CARBON CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710317 8-K 1 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 (Date of earliest event reported) November 15, 1999 UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York 1-1463 13-1421730 (State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer jurisdiction of Identification No.) incorporation) 39 Old Ridgebury Rd, Danbury, CT 06817-0001 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 203-794-2000 Total number of sequentially numbered pages in this filing, including exhibits thereto: 5 Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. See Union Carbide Corporation's press release dated November 15, 1999 accompanying this report as Exhibit 99. - 2 - 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. Date: November 15, 1999 UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION By: /s/ J. Macdonald J. Macdonald Assistant Secretary - 3 - EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibits 99. Press release, dated November 15, 1999. - 4 - EX-99 2 PRESS RELEASE DATED NOVEMBER 15, 1999 UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Terri McNeill Sean S. Clancy The Dow Chemical Company Union Carbide Corporation (517) 636-2876 (203) 794-6976 DOW AND UNION CARBIDE RECEIVE REQUESTS FROM FTC FOR ADDITIONAL MERGER INFORMATION; INITIAL NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO MERGER PROVIDED TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION MIDLAND, Mich., and DANBURY, Conn., Nov. 15 -- The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and Union Carbide Corporation (NYSE: UK) today announced that each had received on November 12, 1999 a request from the Federal Trade Commission for additional information under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The FTC made these requests in connection with the pre-merger notifications under such Act made by Dow and Union Carbide on October 13, 1999 for the proposed merger between Union Carbide and a subsidiary of Dow. On October 29, 1999, Dow and Union Carbide provided initial merger notifications to, and is now in the process of review with, the European Commission. - END - 1999 P3-01-019 - 5 - -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----