Form 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

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): July 30, 2004

 

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-9761   36-2151613
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Two Pierce Place, Itasca, Illinois   60143-3141
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630)773-3800

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 



Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

The following is a list of the exhibits furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

  99.1 Slides for the Company’s presentations at investor conferences.

 

  99.2 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Investment Profile.

 

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

The slides and investment profile containing information to be presented at investor conferences are attached hereto as exhibits to this report and are incorporated herein by reference. These exhibits may also be accessed at the Company’s website (www.ajg.com). This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 9, “Regulation FD Disclosure”. These exhibits include certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of those measures to the most directly related comparable GAAP measures is also available on the Company’s website at www.ajg.com.

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
By:   /S/    DOUGLAS K. HOWELL        
    Douglas K. Howell
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: July 30, 2004


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The following is a list of the exhibits furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description of Exhibit


99.1    Slides for the Company’s presentations at investor conferences.
99.2    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Investment Profile.