SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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)
January 21, 2000
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 1-1463 13-1421730
(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
39 Old Ridgebury Rd, Danbury, CT 06817-0001
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code 203-794-2000
Total number of sequentially numbered pages in this filing,
including exhibits thereto: 5
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
See the joint press release dated January 21, 2000 issued by
Union Carbide Corporation and The Dow Chemical Company,
accompanying this report as Exhibit 99.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(C) Exhibits.
99. Joint press release dated January 21, 2000
issued by Union Carbide Corporation and The Dow
Chemical Company.
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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.
Date: January 21, 2000
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
By: /s/J. Macdonald
J. Macdonald
Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits
99. Joint press release dated January 21, 2000 issued by Union
Carbide Corporation and The Dow Chemical Company.
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EXHIBIT 99
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
NEWS RELEASE
The following news release was jointly issued by The Dow Chemical Company and
Union Carbide Corporation
CONTACT: Terri McNeill, (517) 636-2876 Sean S. Clancy, (203) 794-6976
Catherine Maxey, (517) 636-4506 Union Carbide Corporation
The Dow Chemical Company
DOW AND UNION CARBIDE ANTICIPATE SECOND QUARTER
COMPLETION OF REGULATORY REVIEWS OF MERGER
MIDLAND, Mich. and DANBURY Conn., Jan. 21 -- The Dow Chemical Company
(NYSE: DOW) and Union Carbide Corporation (NYSE: UK) today announced that
they presently expect to conclude the regulatory review of the proposed
merger of their two companies in the second quarter of this year.
The companies previously announced that they had received on November
12, 1999 from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a request for additional
information under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
The companies expect to be in compliance with the request in time to permit
a second quarter closing. The European Commission initiated a second-phase
investigation on December 22, 1999, which is scheduled to conclude on May
10, 2000. The companies are cooperating with the FTC and European Union
reviews. On December 1, 1999, Union Carbide shareholders voted to adopt
the agreement and plan of merger between the companies.
For more background about the proposed Dow/Union Carbide merger,
visit Dow's website at www.dow.com.
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P3-01-001
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