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): September 8, 2005

THE GILLETTE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-00922	04-1366970
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER BUILDING, BOSTON, MA	02199
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 421-7000
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):

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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans

This Form 8-K is being filed to report that notice of a blackout period under certain employee benefit plans (the “Plans”) of The Gillette Company ("Gillette") is being given to Gillette’s directors and executive officers. The purpose of the blackout period is to allow the administrator of the Plans to clear all pending trades, determine all final share balances, and process the exchange of Gillette securities for securities of The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 27, 2005, among P&G, Aquarium Acquisition Corp. and Gillette. The blackout is contingent on the consummation of the merger, which is expected to close in the fall of 2005.

Gillette is notifying its directors and executive officers of trading restrictions in securities of Gillette during the blackout period. The notice being sent to directors and executive officers of Gillette on September 8, 2005 is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Notice sent to directors and executive officers of The Gillette Company on September 8, 2005

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.

		THE GILLETTE COMPANY
Date:	September 8, 2005	By:	/s/ Peter M. Green
			Name:	Peter M. Green
			Title:	Deputy General Counsel, Secretary and Corporate Governance Officer

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Notice to Directors and Executive Officers

The Gillette Company (“Gillette”) has received notice from its Savings Plan Committee (the “Committee”) that the Employees’ Savings Plan, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the Supplemental Savings Plan (collectively, the “Plans”) will be closed for participant transactions for a period of approximately three (3) business days around the closing of the proposed merger between Gillette and The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) in order for the Plans’ administrator, Fidelity Investments, to clear all pending trades, determine all final share balances, and process the exchange of Gillette securities for P&G securities pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 27, 2005, among P&G, Aquarium Acquisition Corp. and Gillette. While we do not yet know the exact dates of the blackout period (since the closing date of the merger is not yet known), this notice is intended to inform you that, pursuant to Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, you will be unable to trade in Gillette or P&G common stock or derivatives during the blackout period. Please note that this restriction will not apply to (i) the exchange of Gillette securities for P&G securities, (ii) any purchases and sales made pursuant to a written plan satisfying the conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (iii) dividend reinvestments.

We hope that the restriction on trading in Gillette and P&G securities described above will not be an inconvenience. If feasible, we will advise you of when the blackout period is scheduled to begin and, in any event, we will notify you as soon as the blackout period has ended.

If you have any questions about this notice, please contact Peter M. Green, Secretary, The Gillette Company, Prudential Tower Building, Boston, MA 02199 (telephone (617) 421-7511) or Carol Fischman, Assistant Secretary, The Gillette Company, Prudential Tower Building, Boston, MA 02199 (telephone (617) 421-7857).