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): November 18, 2015

 

 

SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   43-1050617

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3050 Spruce Street

St. Louis, Missouri 63103

(314) 771-5765

(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 18, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the redemption of its 3.375% Notes due November 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit 99.1    Text of press release dated November 18, 2015.

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.

 

    SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION
Dated: November 18, 2015     By:   /s/ Udit Batra
    Name:   Udit Batra
    Title:   Director and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Text of press release dated November 18, 2015.


Exhibit 99.1

Redemption of All of the 3.375% Senior Notes due 2020

St. Louis – November 18, 2015 – Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (“Sigma-Aldrich”) announces that it will redeem all of the outstanding 3.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”). On December 18, 2015 (the “Redemption Date”), Sigma-Aldrich will redeem all of the outstanding Notes issued under the indenture (the “Redemption”) at an amount equal to the greater of: (a) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, or (b) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of the principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to December 18, 2015), in each case discounted to December 18, 2015 on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the global note) plus 15 basis points, and in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed on the Redemption Date.

Cautionary Statement: The foregoing release contains forward-looking statements that can be identified by terminology such as “will” or similar expressions. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such forward-looking statements include the redemption, the redemption date and the redemption amount and reflect the current views of management regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. The redemption is subject to the occurrence of certain events which may or may not occur. The impact that the foregoing could have on the values attributed to Sigma-Aldrich’s assets and liabilities as recorded in its consolidated balance sheet; and other risks and factors referred to in Sigma-Aldrich’s current Annual Report on Form 10-K on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Sigma-Aldrich is providing the information in this press release as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich, a leading Life Science and Technology company focused on enhancing human health and safety, manufactures and distributes 250,000 chemicals, biochemicals and other essential products to more than 1.4 million customers globally in research and applied labs as well as in industrial and commercial markets. With three distinct business units - Research, Applied and SAFC Commercial - Sigma-Aldrich is committed to enabling science to improve the quality of life. The Company operates in 37 countries, has approximately 9,300 employees worldwide and had sales of $2.79 billion in 2014. For more information about Sigma-Aldrich, please visit its website at www.sigma-aldrich.com.

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