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) May 8, 2003
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 1-434 31-0411980
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification
incorporation) Number)
One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (513) 983-1100
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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On May 8, 2003, The Procter & Gamble Company (the "Company") issued a
news release with respect to restoring capability at the Company's Jackson,
Tennessee plant that was hit by tornados earlier in the week. The Company is
filing this 8-K pursuant to Regulation FD.
SIGNATURE
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.
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
/s/SHARON E. ABRAMS
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Sharon E. Abrams, Secretary
May 8, 2003
Exhibit
99. News Release by The Procter & Gamble Company dated May 8, 2003.