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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 - December 30, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 1-8974 22-2640650
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation) Number)
101 COLUMBIA ROAD, P.O. BOX 4000, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07962-2497
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 455-2000
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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On December 30, 2002, Honeywell contributed 31,545,742 shares of
common stock to the Honeywell International Inc. Master Retirement Trust.
Honeywell appointed U.S. Trust Company, N.A. as an independent fiduciary to make
all investment decisions with respect to the contributed shares.
Honeywell International Inc. issued the following press release on
December 30, 2002:
HONEYWELL CONTRIBUTES $700 MILLION
IN STOCK TO ITS PENSION PLANS
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., December 30, 2002 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today
announced it contributed $700 million in stock to the company's pension fund in
an effort to improve the funded status of its U.S. defined benefit pension
plans.
Following a $100 million cash contribution in September, the company
has committed a total of $800 million in cash and stock in 2002 toward its U.S.
pension plans.
Honeywell has appointed U.S. Trust Company, N.A. as an independent
fiduciary to make all investment decisions with respect to the contributed
shares.
Honeywell is a diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving
customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies
for buildings, homes and industry; turbochargers; automotive products; specialty
chemicals; fibers; plastics; and electronic and advanced materials. Based in
Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell is one of 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones
Industrial Average and is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Its
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HON, as well
as on the London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. For more information
about Honeywell, visit www.honeywell.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future
business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent
in business forecasts as further described in our filings
under the Securities Exchange Act.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: December 30, 2002 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
By: /s/ Thomas F. Larkins
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Thomas F. Larkins
Vice President, Corporate Secretary and
Deputy General Counsel
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