8-K 1 c97002e8vk.txt CURRENT REPORT 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): July 21, 2005 ------------------------ TRUE VALUE COMPANY ------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 2-20910 36-2099896 -------- ------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
8600 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60631-3505 --------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (773) 695-5000 -------------- Not Applicable -------------- (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): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 5.02(b). DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPLE OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPLE OFFICERS. On July 21, 2005, Judith S. Harrison and Gilbert L. Wachsman, who have been members of the Board of Directors since 2002, informed the Board that they will not stand for re-election at the Company's 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Matters discussed in the attached press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from the expectations contained therein. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations discussed therein may include factors that are beyond the company's ability to control or estimate precisely, such as the ultimate requirements of the company's lenders, projections about the efficiencies that may be achieved by the company's initiatives, expectations about member response to the company initiatives, estimates of future market conditions in the hardware industry, the behavior of other market participants in the industry and the actions and economic conditions in the service territories of the company's members. Other risk factors are detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date of this document. The company does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this letter. 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. True Value Company Dated: July 26, 2005 By /s/ David A. Shadduck ------------------------------- Name: David A. Shadduck Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer