Form 8-K

 

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): September 23, 2004

 


 

XEROX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York   1-4471   16-0468020

(State or other

Jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

800 Long Ridge Road

P. O. Box 1600

Stamford, Connecticut 06904-1600

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 968-3000

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 

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):

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

  ¨ Soliciting 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))

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

The following press release was made today by Xerox Corporation:

 


 

XEROX CLOSES $250 MILLION SENIOR NOTE OFFERING

 

STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 23, 2004 – Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) closed today its $250 million offering of senior unsecured notes due 2011 and bearing interest of 6.875 percent. The transaction was priced at 104.25 percent and forms a single series with the $500 million in senior notes issued last month with the same terms and conditions.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description


5(c)   Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP relating to the 6  7/8% Senior Notes of Registrant due 2011

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to Registrant, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect Registrant’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended. Registrant does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

 

Registrant is making investors aware that such forward-looking statements, because they relate to future events, are by their very nature subject to many important factors, including without limitation those that are included in Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. Such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements and other public statements Registrant makes.

 


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly authorized this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized.

 

XEROX CORPORATION

By:   /s/ Leslie F. Varon
   

Leslie F. Varon

Vice President and Secretary

 

Date: September 23, 2004

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description


5(c)   Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP relating to the 6  7/8% Senior Notes due 2011