| 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 Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
October 20, 2004
DIMON INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 000-25734, 001-13684 | 54-1746567 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 512 Bridge Street, Danville, Virginia | 24541 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(434) 792-7511
| N/A |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 20, 2004, DIMON Incorporated issued a press release. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation by reference language contained therein, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 20, 2004. |
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.
| Date: October 20, 2004 | DIMON INCORPORATED | |||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | /s/ James A. Cooley | |||
| Name: | James A. Cooley | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 20, 2004. |