Greif, Inc. Form 8-K

-----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, O85P1DRWRYXzLyYl4Uccb2uJkJw2q8cpzs/QPwqoO0tejXHH23Bt7bxbtGbGfVtr r3b7vSyQYcCaZD27rIvD6w== 0001193125-03-022866.txt : 20030724 0001193125-03-022866.hdr.sgml : 20030724 20030723174258 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-03-022866 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030723 ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in control of registrant FILED AS OF DATE: 20030724 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GREIF INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000043920 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS & BOXES [2650] IRS NUMBER: 314388903 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-00566 FILM NUMBER: 03799078 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 425 WINTER ROAD CITY: DELAWARE STATE: OH ZIP: 43015 BUSINESS PHONE: 7405496000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 425 WINTER ROAD CITY: DELAWARE STATE: OH ZIP: 43015 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GREIF BROTHERS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GREIF BROTHERS COOPERAGE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19690820 8-K 1 d8k.htm GREIF, INC. FORM 8-K Greif, Inc. Form 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): July 23, 2003 (July 14, 2003)

Greif, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-566

31-4388903

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

425 Winter Road, Delaware, Ohio				43015
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (740) 549-6000

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report.

Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant

Naomi C. Dempsey died on July 14, 2003. At the time of her death, the Naomi C. Dempsey Trust (the “NCD Trust”) owned 5,375,904 shares of Class B Common Stock of Greif, Inc. (the “Company”), which shares represented approximately 45.9% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company. During her lifetime, Ms. Dempsey was the trustee of, and retained the right to revoke, the NCD Trust. Accordingly, Ms. Dempsey was the direct beneficial owner of all of the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by the NCD Trust.

At Ms. Dempsey’s death, her son, Michael H. Dempsey, automatically became the successor trustee of the NCD Trust. In addition to the shares owned by the NCD Trust, Mr. Dempsey is also the direct and indirect beneficial owner of 2,439,092 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company. Therefore, as of the date of this report, Mr. Dempsey controls, directly and indirectly, 7,814,996 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company, which shares represent approximately 66.7% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.

For more detailed information concerning Mr. Dempsey’s direct and indirect beneficial ownership of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, reference is made to Mr. Dempsey’s Schedule 13D/A (Amendment No. 1) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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.

	GREIF, INC.

July 23, 2003	By	/s/ DONALD S. HUML
		Donald S. Huml Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Signatory)

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