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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) APRIL 15, 1999
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
NEW JERSEY 0-8894 13-5256230
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Of Incorporation) Identification No.)
51 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD, MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY 07645
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (201) 573-9600
NONE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. Other Events
The Board of Directors of Benjamin Moore & Co. (the "Company") on
April 15, 1999 declared a stock split pursuant to which each outstanding
share of Common Stock, par value $10.00 per share, of the Company held by a
shareholder of the Company on the record date of July 1, 1999 and each such
share held in the treasury of the Company on the record date of July 1, 1999
will be divided into three (3) shares of Common Stock. In connection with the
stock split, and as permitted under New Jersey law, the Board of Directors of
the Company also determined that the authorized Common Stock of the Company
shall be increased from 40,000,000 shares to 120,000,000 shares and the par
value of the Common Stock shall be decreased from $10.00 per share to $3.33
1/3 per share. The date of distribution will be August 2, 1999.
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.
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.
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(Registrant)
Date APRIL 23, 1999 By /s/ CHARLES C. VAIL
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Charles C. Vail
Senior Vice President
