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) June
10, 2008
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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))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01
Other Events.
On
June
10, 2008, the Board of Directors of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the
“Registrant”) declared increased quarterly cash dividends of $0.14 per share
(increased from $0.13 per share) of the Registrant’s Common Stock and $0.105 per
share (increased from $.0975 per share) of the Registrant’s Class B Stock. The
dividends will be payable on September 5, 2008, to stockholders of record at
the
close of business on August 22, 2008. A copy of the Registrant’s press release
announcing these matters is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the information
contained therein is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits. The
following exhibits are being provided as part of this Current Report
on
Form 8-K:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Registrant, dated June 10, 2008 |
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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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| Date: June 11, 2008 | By: | /s/ Charles P. Brissman |
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Charles P. Brissman |
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| Vice President and General Counsel | ||
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibits | |
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99.1
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Press
Release of the Registrant, dated June 10,
2008
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Exhibit
99.1
News
Release
Release: Immediate Contact: Ronda
J
Williams
312-706-3232
Oil-Dri
Board of Directors Declares Increased Dividends
CHICAGO
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June 10, 2008 - The Board of Directors of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE:
ODC) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.14 per share of the Company’s
Common Stock and $0.105 per share of the Company’s Class B Stock, an 8% dividend
increase for both classes of stock.
The
dividends will be payable on September 5, 2008, to stockholders of record at
the
close of business on August 22, 2008. The Company has paid cash dividends
continuously since 1974. The Company’s Board of Directors has increased
dividends annually for the past five years.
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Oil-Dri
Corporation of America is a leading supplier of specialty sorbent products
for
agricultural, horticultural, fluids purification, specialty markets, industrial
and automotive, and is the world’s largest manufacturer of cat
litter.
Certain
statements in this press release may contain forward-looking statements that
are
based on our current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about
our future performance, our business, our beliefs, and our management’s
assumptions. In addition, we, or others on our behalf, may make forward-looking
statements in other press releases or written statements, or in our
communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course
of business through meetings, webcasts, phone calls, and conference calls.
Words
such as “expect,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “would”, “could,” “should,” “project,”
“intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “anticipate,”
“believe”, “may,” “assume,” variations of such words and similar expressions are
intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant
to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of
1995.
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Such
statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that
could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited
to,
the dependence of our future growth and financial performance on successful
new
product introductions, intense competition in our markets, volatility of our
quarterly results, risks associated with acquisitions, our dependence on a
limited number of customers for a large portion of our net sales and other
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are described in Item 1A (Risk
Factors) of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports we
file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these or
other risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions
prove
incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated,
intended, expected, believed, estimated, projected or planned. You are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date of this press release. Except to the extent required by
law,
we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements after the distribution of this press release, whether
as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or
otherwise.
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