form8kforcemajhensantatracy.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): December 31,
2008
OLIN
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia
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1-1070
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13-1872319
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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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190
Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530
Clayton,
MO
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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63105-3443
(Zip
Code)
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(314)
480-1400
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code)
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(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):
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230.425)
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240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure.
In
accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information
shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Olin
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise this
information.
Attached
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the Company’s
press release dated December 31, 2008, announcing that it
has declared force majeure for products shipped from its Henderson, Nevada
facility until further notice. The force majeure was declared due to
an unexpected equipment failure at the facility during an attempted start-up of
the facility after a scheduled outage. Caustic soda and
chlorine manufactured at the Henderson facility are used as raw materials at
Olin’s Santa Fe Springs, California and Tracy, California facilities and,
consequently, Olin also declared force majeure on products shipped from those
facilities. Products impacted by this force majeure include chlorine,
caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen and
bleach.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
Release dated December 31, 2008
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SIGNATURE
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.
OLIN CORPORATION
By: /s/ George H.
Pain
Name: George H. Pain
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel
and Secretary
Date: December
31, 2008
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
Release dated December 31, 2008
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