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) May 4, 2005
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
1-815 |
51-0014090 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(I.R.S. Employer |
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Of Incorporation) |
File Number) |
Identification No.) |
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 774-1000
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 29, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors approved increases to the base salaries (effective as of May 1, 2005) of the following named executive officers:
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Name and Position |
Year |
Base Salary |
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R. R. Goodmanson |
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Executive Vice President & Chief |
2005 |
$795,000 |
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Operating Officer |
2004 |
$762,600 |
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J. C. Hodgson |
2005 |
$512,000 |
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Senior Vice President |
2004 |
$492,000 |
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S. J. Mobley |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative |
2005 |
$580,000 |
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Officer & General Counsel |
2004 |
$557,160 |
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G. M. Pfeiffer |
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Senior Vice President & Chief Financial |
2005 |
$595,000 |
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Officer |
2004 |
$550,596 |
Information related to the 2004 variable compensation and 2005 stock option and long-term incentive awards to these named executive officers was previously disclosed on Form 8-K filed February 8, 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.
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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY |
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(Registrant) |
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/s/ D. B. Smith |
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D. B. Smith |
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Vice President & Controller |
May 4, 2005
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