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): May 21, 2009
XEROX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 001-04471 | 16-0468020 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
45 Glover Avenue
P. O. Box 4505
Norwalk, Connecticut 06856-4505
(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)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
At a meeting held on May 21, 2009, Registrant’s Board of Directors elected Ursula M. Burns, Registrant’s current President, to the position of Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2009. Anne M. Mulcahy, Registrant’s current Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, will remain Chairman of the Board. A copy of the press release on this topic is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3(b) | By-Laws of Registrant as amended through May 21, 2009. | |
| 99 | Registrant’s press release dated May 21, 2009 regarding election of Ursula M. Burns as CEO. | |
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K and any exhibits to this Report may contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. These factors include but are not limited to: the unprecedented volatility in the global economy; the risk that unexpected costs will be incurred; the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; actions of competitors; changes and developments affecting our industry; quarterly or cyclical variations in financial results; development of new products and services; interest rates and cost of borrowing; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; our ability to maintain and improve cost efficiency of operations, including savings from restructuring actions; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in economic conditions, political conditions, trade protection measures, licensing requirements and tax matters in the foreign countries in which we do business; reliance on third parties for manufacturing of products and provision of services; and other risks that are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, the “Legal Proceedings” section, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other sections of our 2008 Form 10-K Report and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.
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/ DON H. LIU | |
| Don H. Liu Senior Vice President and Secretary | ||
Date: May 21, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3(b) | By-Laws of Registrant as amended through May 21, 2009. | |
| 99 | Registrant’s press release dated May 21, 2009 regarding election of Ursula M. Burns as CEO. | |