-----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, BGT6l4Hw+lI/2Rfp38Qdts+KDZtc9Ap135uNpKzjBiu00M3UzfxPJl8VsybW/SiN 1q3HCVRrxl1gTmOPeuv3TA== 0000940180-97-000575.txt : 19970626 0000940180-97-000575.hdr.sgml : 19970626 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000940180-97-000575 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19970625 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 19970625 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000764180 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000] IRS NUMBER: 133260245 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08940 FILM NUMBER: 97629513 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 PARK AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128805000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 PARK AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 8-K 1 FORM 8-K 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) June 25, 1997 PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Virginia 1-8940 13-3260245 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.) of incorporation) 120 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017-5592 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal (Zip Code) executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 880-5000 -------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events. - ------- ------------ On June 25, 1997, Philip Morris Companies Inc. issued the following press release: "NEW YORK, June 25, 1997 -- The Board of Directors of Philip Morris Companies Inc. (NYSE: MO) today unanimously voted to support the comprehensive tobacco proposals that were agreed to by Philip Morris management last week. While the agreement contains certain legislative and regulatory provisions with which the company does not agree, the Board believes achieving a resolution of the long-standing controversy surrounding tobacco products is in the interest of the public and of our shareholders. We accept this compromise, which must now go before the Congress, as the best available way to end decades of acrimony with a national solution that achieves important public health goals, permits our company to operate in a predictable legal and regulatory environment, recognizes the rights of adult smokers to use tobacco products, and ensures that the tobacco industry will remain an important contributor to the U.S. economy. We hope that these proposals will usher in a new era of cooperation and tolerance with regard to tobacco issues, and we are grateful for the hard work of all the participants in the negotiations that has brought this proposal before the nation." 2 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. PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC. BY /s/ G. PENN HOLSENBECK Vice President - Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary DATE June 25, 1997 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----