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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2005
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-812 | 06-0570975 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Financial Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(860) 728-7000
N/A
(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:
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Section 8—Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events
The Bank of New York (“BONY”) resigned as trustee under the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2001, between United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”) and BONY, and the Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1982, as amended, between UTC and BONY (together, the “Indentures”). UTC has appointed The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (“Bank of New York Trust”) as successor trustee under the Indentures, and Bank of New York Trust has accepted this appointment. BONY’s resignation and the appointment and acceptance of Bank of New York Trust became effective as of April 13, 2005.
Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits. |
UTC furnishes herewith the following exhibit to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-118810):
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | |
| 25.1 | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. |
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.
| UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: April 25, 2005 | By: | /s/ Debra A. Valentine | ||
| Debra A. Valentine Vice President, Secretary and Associate General Counsel | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | |
| 25.1 | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. |