SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number 1-07151
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [ ] Form 10-K [X] Form 11-K [ ] Form 20-F
[ ] Form 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1998
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[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
For the Transition Period Ended:
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the
Commission has verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing
checked above, identify the item(s) to which the notification
relates:
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PART I
REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Full name of registrant: The Clorox Company
Former name if applicable: First Brands Corporation
Address of principal executive
office (street and number): 1221 Broadway
City, state and zip code: Oakland, CA 94612-1888
PART II
RULE 12b-25 (b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable
effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to
ule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed.
(Check box if appropriate.)
(a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in
Part III of this form could not be eliminated
without unreasonable effort or expense;
[X] (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report,
transition report on Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K or
Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will be filed on or
before the 15th calendar day following the
prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly
report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion
thereof will be filed on or before the fifth
calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
(c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit
required by Rule 12-b-25(c) has been attached
if applicable.
PART III
NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K,
11-K, 20-F, 10-Q, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof
could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
The Form 11-K of the Savings Plan for Employees of First
Brands Corporation and Participating Subsidiaries (the "Plan")
was due on June 29, 1999. The Clorox Company acquired First
Brands Corporation in a merger transaction during the third
quarter of The Clorox Company's 1999 fiscal year. It has
taken longer than expected to complete financial statements
for the Plan following the merger, including the related
consents of both Deloitte & Touche LLP and KPMG LLP, which
consents are required due to the incorporation of certain past
audited financial information. It is anticipated that the
Form 11-K for the Plan will be filed within the time required
by Rule 12b-25 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in
regard to this notification.
Pamela Williams, Corporate Counsel of The Clorox Company,
(510) 271-4914.
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the
preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed?
If the answer is no, identify report(s).
[X] Yes [ ] No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change
in results of operations from the corresponding period for
the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings
statement to be included in the subject report or portion
thereof?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated change
both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate,
state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results
cannot be made.
The Clorox Company
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 30, 1999 By: /s/ PETER D. BEWLEY
Peter D. Bewley
Senior Vice President - General
Counsel and Secretary
ATTENTION
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).
