Current Report

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) February 1, 2005

 


 

Multi-Color Corporation

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

 


 

Ohio   0-16148   31-1125853

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION

OF INCORPORATION)

  (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)  

(IRS EMPLOYER

IDENTIFICATION NO.)

 

425 Walnut Street, Suite 1300, Cincinnati, Ohio   45202
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)   (ZIP CODE)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 513/381-1480

 

 

(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

 


 

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 Instructions A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting Material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 8.01 Other Events

 

Multi-Color Corporation (NASDAQ:LABL), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the Company’s first quarterly cash dividend, a payment of five cents per common share, payable March 1, 2005, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2005.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit


99.1   Copy of the Press Release, dated February 1, 2005, issued by the Company, publicly announcing the actions reported therein.

 

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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.

 

MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ Dawn H. Bertsche


Name:

 

Dawn H. Bertsche

Title:

 

Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer

Date:

 

February 1, 2005

 

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