UNITED
STATES
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
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December
6, 2007
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Oil-Dri
Corporation of America
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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0-8675
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36-2048898
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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410
North Michigan Avenue
Suite
400
Chicago,
Illinois
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60611-4213
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (312)
321-1515
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report.)
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Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01
Other Events.
On
December 6, 2007, Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “Registrant”) issued a
press release announcing price increases for all of its floor absorbent
products. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the
information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
| Exhibit |
| Number | Description of Exhibits |
| 99.1 |
Press
Release of the Registrant dated December 6,
2007.
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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.
| OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
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| By: | /s/ Charles P. Brissman | |
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Charles P. Brissman |
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| Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Date:
December 11, 2007
Exhibit
Index
| Exhibit |
| Number | Description of Exhibits |
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99.1
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Press
Release of the Registrant dated December 6,
2007.
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Exhibit
99.1
News
Release
| Release: Immediate |
Contact:
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Ronda
J. Williams
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312-706-3232
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Oil-Dri
Announces Price Increases for Floor Absorbent Products
CHICAGO
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December 6, 2007 - Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) today announced
price increases for Oil-Dri clay floor absorbents effective January 1,
2008.
The
increase affects all customers or as current contracts allow. Oil-Dri has worked
hard to improve its productivity and processing efficiencies in an effort to
maintain cost competitive products and services. Unfortunately, these efforts
have only partially offset the rising external costs that we have incurred.
Dan
Jaffee, President and CEO said, “In this very cost conscious environment, we
truly appreciate our customers’ loyalty to our brand and understanding of the
outside forces that have put pressure on our cost of goods sold.”
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Oil-Dri
Corporation of America is a leading supplier of specialty sorbent products
for
agricultural, horticultural, fluids purification, animal health and nutrition,
industrial and automotive markets, and the world’s largest manufacturer of cat
litter.
This
release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding the company’s
expected performance for future periods, and actual results for such periods
might materially differ. Such forward-looking statements are subject to
uncertainties which include, but are not limited to, intense competition from
much larger organizations in the consumer market; the level of success in
implementation of price increases and surcharges; increasing acceptance of
genetically modified and treated seed and other changes in overall agricultural
demand; increasing regulation of the food chain; changes in the market
conditions, the overall economy, volatility in the price and availability of
natural gas, fuel oil and other energy sources, and other factors detailed
from
time to time in the company’s annual report and other reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.