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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): COMMISSION FILE NUMBER
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 1-3822
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
NEW JERSEY 21-0419870
STATE OF INCORPORATION I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.
CAMPBELL PLACE
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY 08103-1799
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
TELEPHONE NUMBER: (856) 342-4800
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ITEM 5 - OTHER EVENTS
On September 7, 2000, Campbell Soup Company announced that its expected
first quarter results would be about $.06 to $.08 below current published
estimates and that its earnings per share for its current fiscal year will be
essentially flat compared with last year. A copy of the press release announcing
this information is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
99.1 Press release issued by Campbell Soup Company on September 7,
2000.
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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.
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
Date: September 13, 2000
By: /s/ John J. Furey
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John J. Furey
Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION SEQUENTIAL PAGE NUMBER
99.1 Press Release issued by Campbell Soup 5
Company on September 7, 2000
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