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): October 26, 2006
UST INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE
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0-17506
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06-1193986 |
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(Commission
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I.R.S. Employer |
| incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.) |
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| 100 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut
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06830 |
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(203) 661-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
A copy of the press release issued by UST Inc. (the “Company”) on Thursday, October 26, 2006
describing its results of operations for, and its financial condition as of, the quarter ended
September 30, 2006, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated October 26, 2006 |
SIGNATURE PAGE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Dated: October 26, 2006 |
UST INC.
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/s/ JAMES D. PATRACUOLLA
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James D. Patracuolla |
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Vice President and Controller |
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