ETN filed an 8-K on 2/3/2000.
On February 2, 2000, Eaton Corporation (the "Company") entered into a
Distribution Agreement(the "Distribution Agreement") with Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
Chase Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Salomon Smith Barney
Inc.(the "Agents"). Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the Company has
appointed each Agent as an agent of the Company for the purpose of soliciting
and receiving offers to purchase up to $800,000,000 of the Company's medium-term
notes, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Distribution
Agreement. In addition, under the Distribution Agreement, the Company has the
right to sell medium-term notes directly on its own behalf, and the Company may
determine to sell medium-term notes directly to an Agent as principal.
The medium-term notes are registered pursuant to a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-74355), filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") on March 12, 1999, and made
effective on May 26, 1999. Information concerning the medium-term notes and
related matters is set forth in the Prospectus dated November 10, 1999 and the
Prospectus Supplement dated February 2, 2000 filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 on February 3, 2000. |
