SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 16, 2003
| Graco Inc. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Minnesota | 001-9249 | 41-0285640 | ||
(State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 88-11th Avenue Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413 |
55413 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
| (612) 623-6000 | ||
(Registrant’s telephone number) |
| Item 7. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| (c) | The following exhibit is being furnished herewith: |
| 99. | Press Release, dated April 16, 2003, of Graco Inc. |
| Item 9. | Regulation FD Disclosure (Item 12, Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition) |
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The following information is being provided under Item 12, Results of Operations and Financial Condition. It is being furnished under Item 9 of this Form 8-K in accordance with interim guidance issued by the SEC in Release No. 33-8216. Such information, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
On April 16, 2003, Graco Inc. issued a press release to report the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the completed fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2003. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| GRACO INC. | |
| Date: April 17, 2003 | By: \s\Robert M. Mattison |
| Its: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |