8-K 1 pressrelease8-kq32017.htm 8-K Document
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): November 2, 2017

Zoetis Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
001-35797
 
46-0696167
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
Number)
 
Identification No.)

10 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, New Jersey
 
07054
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(973) 822-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 2, 2017, Zoetis Inc. (the Company) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the third quarter of 2017 and updating its guidance for full year 2017. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)
Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued on November 2, 2017, reporting Zoetis’ financial results for the third quarter of 2017 and updating its guidance for full year 2017.



SIGNATURE
Under the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the authorized undersigned.

 
Zoetis Inc.
 
 
 
November 2, 2017
By:
/S/ GLENN DAVID
 
 
Glenn David
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
Press Release of Zoetis Inc. dated November 2, 2017, reporting Zoetis' financial results for the  
 
third quarter of 2017 and updating its guidance for full year 2017.