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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 27, 2000
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.
At its meeting on April 27, 2000 the Board of Directors of Benjamin
Moore & Co. elected its President and Chief Operating Officer, Yvan Dupuy, to
the position of Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Dupuy will serve as President and
Chief Executive Officer and continue as a Director. Richard Roob, who will
continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors, previously held the
position of Chief Executive Officer. The position of Chief Operating Officer
will remain vacant.
The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly dividend of
twenty one cents ($0.21) per share payable July 3, 2000 to shareholders of
record on June 1, 2000. This represents an increase of two cents ($0.02) per
share in the regular quarterly dividend.
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 28, 2000 By /s/ John T. Rafferty
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John T. Rafferty
Secretary
