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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): March 9, 2010
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Wisconsin
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1-5097
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39-0380010 |
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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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5757 North Green Bay Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
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53209 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (414) 524-1200
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:
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))
On March 4, 2010, Johnson Controls, Inc. (the Company), entered into an Underwriting
Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with the underwriters named therein (collectively, the
Underwriters), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Underwriters agreed to
purchase, $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Companys 5.000% Senior Notes due 2020
(the Notes), in a public offering (the Offering). The Company filed a Current Report on Form
8-K dated March 4, 2010 with respect to its execution of the Underwriting Agreement and the
Offering.
On March 9, 2010, the Company completed the Offering. The Notes were issued under an Indenture
(the Indenture), dated as of January 17, 2006, between the Company and U.S. Bank National
Association as successor Trustee (the Trustee), and pursuant to an Officers Certificate, dated
March 9, 2010 (the Certificate). The Certificate provides, among other things, that the Notes
will bear interest at a rate of 5.000% per year (payable on March 30 and September 30 of each year,
beginning on September 30, 2010), and will mature on March 30, 2020. The description of the
Officers Certificate set forth above is qualified by reference to the Officers Certificate filed
as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01. |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) |
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Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed
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(4.1) |
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Officers Certificate, dated March 9, 2010,
creating the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2020. |
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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.
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JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Frank A.Voltolina
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Frank A. Voltolina |
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Date: March 10, 2010 |
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Vice President and Corporate Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
(4.1)
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Officers Certificate, dated March 9, 2010, creating the
5.000% Senior Notes due 2020. |
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