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): December 14, 2005
UST INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
         
DELAWARE   0-17506   06-1193986
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
100 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut   06830
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
(203) 661-1100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
None
(Former Name, Former Address,
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 8.01   Other Events.
On December 14, 2005, UST Inc. issued a press release with respect to its smokeless tobacco and wine businesses. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and in incorporated herein by reference.

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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.
         
  UST INC.
 
 
Dated: December 14, 2005  By:   /s/ Richard A. Kohlberger    
    Name:   Richard A. Kohlberger   
    Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary 
 

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