8-K

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): January 19, 2005

DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-7564

13-5034940

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

Identification No.)

200 Liberty Street, New York, New York

10281

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 416-2000

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):

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Effective as of the Dow Jones 2005 annual meeting of stockholders in April, Roy A. Hammer, a Dow Jones director since 1998, will be retiring from the board under the mandatory retirement provision of the Dow Jones bylaws.  

Dow Jones will nominate Michael B. Elefante to stand for election to the Company’s board of directors at its 2005 annual meeting.  Mr. Elefante, 60, is a partner in the Boston law firm of Hemenway & Barnes, which acts as the primary trustee for the Bancroft family, the controlling shareholder of Dow Jones.

Item 9.01 .  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 (c)  Exhibits

99.1

Press release dated January 19, 2005.

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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.

DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.

Dated: January 20, 2005

By: _/S/ Robert Perrine   

Robert Perrine

Chief Accounting

Officer and Controller

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release dated January 19, 2005.

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.1

 Dow Jones Media Contact:

       Amy Wolfcale

         Vice President, Corporate Communications

                      (212) 416-3213

             amy.wolfcale@dowjones.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

DOW JONES & COMPANY NOMINATES
HEMENWAY & BARNES’ ELEFANTE TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NEW YORK (Jan. 19, 2005)—Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ), which publishes the world’s most vital business and financial news and information, today announced that it will nominate Michael B. Elefante to stand for election to the Company’s board of directors at its 2005 annual meeting of shareholders in April. Mr. Elefante, 60, is a partner in the Boston law firm of Hemenway & Barnes, which acts as the primary trustee for the Bancroft family, the controlling shareholder of Dow Jones.  

Effective with the 2005 annual meeting in April, Roy A. Hammer, a Dow Jones director since 1998, will be retiring from the board under the mandatory retirement provision of the Dow Jones bylaws. Mr. Hammer also is a partner at Hemenway & Barnes.

Mr. Elefante joined Hemenway & Barnes in 1970 and became a partner in 1976.   He served as managing partner of the firm from 1993 to 1999.  In his current role, he represents privately held corporations, both family companies and those owned by entrepreneurs in a variety of business fields.

About Dow Jones & Company

Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Indexes, and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S.