UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 16, 2004
Baxter International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 1-4448 | 36-0781620 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, Illinois | 60015-4633 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
847.948.2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
This Form 8-K/A amends the Form 8-K filed by Baxter International Inc. (the “Company”) on September 1, 2004, which announced the election of Albert P.L. Stroucken to the Board of Directors of the Company. At that time, it had not been determined on which committees of the Board Mr. Stroucken would serve.
On November 16, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Stroucken to the Audit Committee and Finance Committee.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Marla S. Persky | |
| Marla S. Persky | ||
| Acting General Counsel and Acting Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: November 18, 2004