Current Report
UNITED
STATES
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): October 22,
2009
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
Jersey
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I-3215
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22-1024240
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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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One
Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, New
Jersey 08933
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: 732-524-0400
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:
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements for
Certain Officers.
On
October 22, 2009, Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairman of Xerox Corporation, was appointed
to the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson. The Company’s
press release announcing the appointment is attached to this Report as Exhibit
99.1.
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.
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Johnson
& Johnson
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(Registrant)
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Date: October
22, 2009
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By:
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/S/ STEVEN
M. ROSENBERG
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Steven
M. Rosenberg
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Secretary
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EXHIBIT 99.1
Press
Contact: Jeff
Leebaw
732-524-3350
For Immediate
Release
Xerox
Chairman Anne M. Mulcahy
Appointed
to Johnson & Johnson Board of Directors
New Brunswick, NJ (October 22, 2009) –
Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairman of Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX), today was appointed
to the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), the world’s most
broadly based health care products company.
Mulcahy was both chairman and chief
executive officer of Xerox until July when she retired as CEO after eight years
in the position. Prior to serving as CEO, Mulcahy was president and chief
operating officer of Xerox. She has also served as president of Xerox’s General
Markets Operations, which created and sold products for reseller, dealer and
retail channels.
“Anne is one of our nation’s most
accomplished business leaders,” said William C. Weldon, chairman and chief
executive officer of Johnson & Johnson. “She adds an extraordinary breadth
of business expertise and experience to our board. We look forward to her
insights and counsel, and are delighted to welcome her to the
board.”
During a career at Xerox that
began in 1976, Mulcahy has also served as vice president for human resources
with responsibility for compensation, benefits, human resource strategy, labor
relations, management development and employee training; and vice president and
staff officer for Customer Operations, covering South America and Central
America, Europe, Asia and Africa, and China.
She is a board director of the
Target Corporation, Citigroup, Inc., and The Washington Post. Mulcahy earned a
bachelor of arts degree in English/journalism from Marymount College in
Tarrytown, N.Y.
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