SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 1, 2007
Eastman Kodak Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
New Jersey 1-87 16-0417150
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
343 State Street,
Rochester, New York 14650
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (585) 724-4000
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On November 1, 2007, Eastman Kodak Company issued a press release describing its
financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007. A copy
of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Within the Company's third quarter 2007 press release, the Company makes
reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures including "Digital earnings",
"Digital revenue", "Traditional revenue", "Net cash generation", "CDG revenue
from digital products growth", "GCG revenue from digital products growth", "Net
cash generation goal", "Digital earnings from operations goal", "Total earnings
from operations goal", and "Digital revenue growth forecast", which have
directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that these
measures represent important internal measures of performance. Accordingly,
where these non-GAAP measures are provided, it is done so that investors have
the same financial data that management uses with the belief that it will assist
the investment community in properly assessing the underlying performance of the
Company on a year-over-year basis. Whenever such information is presented, the
Company has complied with the provisions of the rules under Regulation G and
Item 2.02 of Form 8-K. The specific reasons, in addition to the reasons
described above, why the Company's management believes that the presentation of
the non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors
regarding Kodak's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows are
as follows:
Digital earnings / Digital revenue / Traditional revenue / CDG revenue from
digital products growth / GCG revenue from digital products growth / Digital
earnings from operations goal / Total earnings from operations goal / Digital
revenue growth forecast - Due to the Company's ongoing digital transformation,
management views the Company's performance based on the following three key
metrics: digital revenue growth, digital earnings growth and net cash
generation. These three key metrics are emphasized in the Company's attached
earnings release for the third quarter of 2007. These digital measures form the
basis of internal management performance expectations and certain incentive
compensation. Accordingly, these digital measures are presented so that
investors have the same financial data that management uses with the belief that
it will assist the investment community in properly assessing the underlying
performance of the Company against its key metrics on a year-over-year and
quarter-sequential basis, as the Company undergoes this digital transformation.
Net cash generation / Net cash generation goal - The Company believes that the
presentation of net cash generation is useful information to investors as it
facilitates the comparison of cash flows between reporting periods. In addition,
management utilizes these measures as tools to assess the Company's ability to
repay debt and repurchase its own common stock, after it has satisfied its
working capital needs (including restructuring-related payments), dividends,
capital expenditures, acquisitions and investments. The net cash generation
measure equals net cash provided by continuing operations from operating
activities, as determined under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the
U.S. (GAAP), minus capital expenditures, plus proceeds from the sale of assets,
plus investments in unconsolidated affiliates, and minus dividends. Net cash
generation forms the basis of internal management performance expectations (it
is one of the Company's three key metrics) and certain incentive compensation.
Accordingly, the Company believes that the presentation of this information is
useful to investors as it provides them with the same data as management uses to
facilitate their assessment of the Company's cash position.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued November 1, Furnished with
2007 regarding financial results this document
for the third quarter of 2007
SIGNATURES
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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.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
By: /s/ Diane E. Wilfong
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Name: Diane E. Wilfong
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
and Controller
Date: November 1, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release issued November 1, 2007 regarding financial results
for the third quarter of 2007