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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 3, 2017 (November 3, 2017)
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Rockwell Collins, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-16445 | 52-2314475 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation or organization) | | | Identification No.) |
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400 Collins Rd NE | 52498 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa | (Zip Code) |
(Address of principal executive officers) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (319) 295-1000
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.
¨Written communications 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))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
¨Emerging growth company
¨If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Several executive officers of Rockwell Collins, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into sales trading plans subsequent to the Company's recent earnings release pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 ("10b5-1 Plans”) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Each plan has been approved by the Company in accordance with its Insider Trading Policy and is consistent with the executive's obligations under the Company's stock ownership guidelines. The plans are part of each executive’s transaction-related tax planning in light of the pending acquisition of the Company by United Technologies Corporation. Company executives may enter into Rule 10b5-1 trading plans in the future from time to time, and Company executives have previously entered into such trading plans.
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.
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| | ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. |
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Dated: | November 3, 2017 | By | /s/ Robert J. Perna |
| | | Robert J. Perna |
| | | Senior Vice President, |
| | | General Counsel and Secretary |