june2920098-k_director.htm
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): June 24, 2009
Eastman
Kodak Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
Jersey
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1-87
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16-0417150
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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343
State Street,
Rochester,
New York 14650
(Address
of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (585)
724-4000
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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 June
24, 2009, the Board of Directors of Eastman Kodak Company, upon the
recommendation of its Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee, elected
Joel Seligman to the Company’s Board of Directors.
Mr.
Seligman, 59, is the President of the University of Rochester, based in
Rochester, New York. Mr. Seligman will serve on the Audit Committee
and the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors. As a non-employee director, Mr. Seligman will participate
in the Company’s Director Compensation Program.
From time
to time, the Company has made contributions to the University of Rochester, the
most recent of which was a commitment of $10 million pursuant to an agreement
executed in April 2008, to be used for renovation of the Eastman Theater located
in Rochester, New York. The Company’s commitment to the Eastman
Theater donation was made prior to the Board’s consideration of Mr. Seligman as
a potential director.
With the
addition of Mr. Seligman, the Company increased its number of directors to
twelve.
The
Company issued a press release on June 29, 2009, announcing Mr. Seligman’s
election, which is attached to this filing as Exhibit (99.1) and incorporated by
reference.
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Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
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(99.1) Press
release issued by Eastman Kodak Company on June 29, 2009 relating to the
election of Joel Seligman.
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.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
By: /s/ Patrick M.
Sheller
Patrick M.
Sheller
Secretary
Date: June
29, 2009
EASTMAN
KODAK COMPANY
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
(99.1) Press
release issued by Eastman Kodak Company on June 29, 2009 relating to the
election of Joel Seligman.