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): December 17,
2008
Mettler-Toledo
International Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
of incorporation)
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File
No. 001-13595
(Commission
File Number)
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13-3668641
(IRS
Employer
Identification No.)
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Im
Langacher, P.O. Box MT-100
CH-8606,
Greifensee, Switzerland
and
1900
Polaris Parkway
Columbus,
OH 43240
(Address
of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: +41-1-944-2211 and
1-614-438-4511
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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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On
December 17, 2008, the Board of Directors of Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
(the “Company”) appointed the Company’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Olivier
A. Filliol as a director of the Company effective January 1,
2009. The Board also appointed its Executive Chairman Mr. Robert
Spoerry as Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2009.
Mr.
Filliol will not receive any additional compensation for his services as a
director. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.
Filliol and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Filliol was selected as a
director, and there are no transactions in which Mr. Filliol has an interest
requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Filliol
has not been named to any committee of the Company’s Board of
Directors.
On
December 18, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing the
appointments of Messrs. Filliol and Spoerry. A copy of the press
release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
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Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release, dated December 18, 2008, issued by
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
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.
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METTLER-TOLEDO
INTERNATIONAL INC. |
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Date: December
18, 2008
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By:
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/s/
James T. Bellerjeau |
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James
T. Bellerjeau |
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General
Counsel |
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release, dated December 18, 2008, issued by Mettler-Toledo International
Inc.
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