Sunoco Inc--Form 8-K

 

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: July 22, 2004

 

SUNOCO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania   1-6841   23-1743282

(State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation)

  

(Commission

file number)

  

(IRS employer

identification

number)

 

Ten Penn Center, 1801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA   19103-1699
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(215) 977-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

  (c) Exhibits

 

99.1    Slide presentation given July 22, 2004 by executives of Sunoco, Inc. during investor teleconference.
99.2    Press release dated July 22, 2004.

 

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On July 22, 2004, Sunoco, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the Company’s 2004 second quarter. Additional information concerning the Company’s second quarter earnings was presented to investors in a teleconference call on July 22, 2004. A copy of the slide presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s 2004 second quarter is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this report, being furnished pursuant to Item 9 and Item 12 of Form 8-K, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and is not incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

Statements contained in the exhibits to this report that state the Company’s or its management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results include those mentioned in the documents that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

SUNOCO, INC.

BY   /s/    JOSEPH P. KROTT        
   

Joseph P. Krott

Comptroller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

DATE July 22, 2004

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Exhibit

99.1    Slide presentation given July 22, 2004 by executives of Sunoco, Inc. during investor teleconference.
99.2    Press release dated July 22, 2004.