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):  February 11, 2005

 

CASCADE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Oregon

 

1-12557

 

93-0136592

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

2201 N.E. 201st Avenue
Fairview, Oregon 97024-9718
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(503) 669-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area 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:

 

o

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

 

 

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

o

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

 

 



 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

Cascade Corporation issued a press release February 11, 2005, correcting information distributed by various financial news services which confused an unrelated company, CAE, Inc., with Cascade Corporation.  The news services attributed a CAE, Inc. press release concerning that corporation’s earnings release date to Cascade Corporation.  The next Cascade Corporation earnings release date is April 14, 2005.  The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)  Exhibits.  The following exhibit is included with this report.

 

99.1  Press release issued on February 11, 2005.

 

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.

 

 

Cascade Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ JOSEPH G. POINTER

 

 

 

Joseph G. Pointer
Secretary

 

Dated: February 17, 2005

 

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