UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 15, 2003

 

CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-9278

 

31-1168055

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

13925 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28277

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

 

 

704-501-1100

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

 



 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

Item 9.             Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

See the attached press release reporting second quarter earnings of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (the “Company”) hereby furnished under Item 12 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition).

 

The press release reports the Company’s free cash flow for the first six months of 2002 and 2003. Management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors because free cash flow is used by the investing and lending community as a key measure of a company’s ability to meet its debt payment obligations and to finance future growth of its business through acquisitions and capital investment.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: July 16, 2003

 

 

CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Kirk F. Vincent

 

 

 

 

  Kirk F. Vincent

 

 

 

  Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release reporting second quarter earnings of Carlisle Companies Incorporated.

 

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