UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): October 26, 2004
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
| Wisconsin | 1-5097 | 39-0380010 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | Commission File Number | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| incorporation) | Identification No.) | |||
| 5757 N. Green Bay Avenue | ||||
| P.O. Box 591 | ||||
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 53201 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 524-1200
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 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On October 26, 2004, Johnson Controls, Inc. issued a press release containing information about the Company’s results of operations for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2004. A copy of this press release is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release dated October 26, 2004 reporting the results of operations for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2004 issued by the registrant on October 26, 2004.
Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.2 is a copy of the slide presentation for the fourth quarter analyst conference call issued by the registrant on October 26, 2004.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits:
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the registrant on October 26, 2004. | |||
| 99.2 | Slide presentation for the fourth quarter conference call issued by the registrant on October 26, 2004. | |||
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.
| JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. | ||
| BY: |
/s/ Stephen A. Roell Stephen A. Roell Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: October 26, 2004
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