Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 25, 2015

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	I-3215	22-1024240
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, New Jersey  08933

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  732-524-0400

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))

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 25, 2015, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., a subsidiary of the company, announced it has completed the divestiture of the SPLENDA^® brand to Heartland Food Products Group. Global sales for the SPLENDA^® brand were approximately $370 million in 2014. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

The company's press release dated September 25, 2015 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.    

(d) Exhibits.    

Exhibit No.    Description

99.1    Press release dated September 25, 2015.

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 & Johnson
		(Registrant)
Date: September 28, 2015	By:	/s/ Lacey P. Elberg
		Lacey P. Elberg
		Secretary

 

Exhibit 99.1

Press Contact:	Peggy Ballman
	[phone] (M)
Investor Contacts:	Louise Mehrotra		Lisa Romanko
	[phone]		[phone]

For Immediate Release

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Announces Completion of the Divestiture of SPLENDA^® Brand to Heartland Food Products Group

Skillman, NJ (September 25, 2015) - Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. today announced it has completed the divestiture of the SPLENDA^® brand to Heartland Food Products Group. Global sales for the SPLENDA^® brand were approximately $370 million in 2014. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

About Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., based in Skillman, N.J., is the world’s sixth-largest consumer health and personal care products company.  Our consumer companies produce many of the world’s most trusted brands, among them JOHNSON’S^® Baby, BAND-AID^®, NEUTROGENA^®, TYLENOL^®, MOTRIN^®, and LISTERINE^®.  Each one of our consumer businesses embraces innovative science to create products that anticipate consumer needs and create experiences that help them live healthy, vibrant lives.

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