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): May 17, 2007
XEROX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 1-4471 | 16-0468020 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
800 Long Ridge Road
P. O. Box 1600
Stamford, Connecticut 06904-1600
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203)968-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 17, 2007, Registrant closed its $1.1 billion offering of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2012.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 5 | Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP relating to the 5.50% Senior Notes of Registrant due 2012. |
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K and any exhibits to this Report may contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. These factors include but are not limited to: the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; actions of competitors; changes and developments affecting our industry; quarterly or cyclical variations in financial results; development of new products and services; interest rates and cost of borrowing; our ability to maintain and improve cost efficiency of operations; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in economic conditions, political conditions, trade protection measures, licensing requirements and tax matters in the foreign countries in which we do business; reliance on third parties for manufacturing of products and provision of services; our ability to successfully integrate Global Imaging Systems, Inc. into our operations and other risks that are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, the “Legal Proceedings” section, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” section and other sections of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, as well as in our 2006 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly authorized this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized.
| XEROX CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Rhonda L. Seegal | |
| Rhonda L. Seegal Vice President and Treasurer | ||
Date: May 17, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 5 | Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP relating to the 5.50% Senior Notes of Registrant due 2012. |
Exhibit 5
May 17, 2007
Xerox Corporation
$1,100,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Xerox Corporation, a New York corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the public offering and sale by the Company of $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Notes”) to be issued under a sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 17, 2007 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), to an indenture, dated as of June 25, 2003 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee and as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of June 25, 2003, among the Company, Xerox International Joint Marketing, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), by a second supplemental indenture, dated as of August 10, 2004, among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), by a third supplemental indenture, dated as of March 20, 2006, among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), the fourth supplemental indenture dated as of August 18, 2006, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), the fifth supplemental indenture dated as of August 18, 2006, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Indenture.
In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion,
including the Indenture and the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-142900) (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) relating to the registration under the Securities Act of various securities of the Company. As to various questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon representations of officers or directors of the Company and documents furnished to us by the Company without independent verification of their accuracy. We have also assumed (a) the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies and (b) that the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and represents a legal, valid and binding obligation of, the Trustee.
Based on the foregoing, we are of opinion that the Notes issued by the Company have been duly authorized and executed by the Company, and, when the Notes are authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered and paid for, the Notes will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.
We are admitted to practice in the State of New York and we do not express any opinion with respect to matters governed by any laws other than the laws of the State of New York and the Federal laws of the United States of America.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP | /s/ CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP | |
| Xerox Corporation 800 Long Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06904 |
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