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) November 1, 2009

 

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 774-1000

 

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 (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

Effective November 1, 2009, the Company amended its Bylaws as follows:

 

Article V, Sections 1, 6, 7 and 9 and Article VI, Section 6 were amended by striking the reference to “Executive Vice President-DuPont Finance” and inserting “Chief Financial Officer.”  Article V, Section 6 was further amended to state that the Chief Financial Officer shall be the principal financial officer of the Company.

 

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amendment to the Company’s Bylaws, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)       Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

99.1 Text of the amendment to the Company’s Bylaws effective November 1, 2009.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
	(Registrant)
	/s/ Barry J. Niziolek
	Barry J. Niziolek
	Vice President and Controller

 

November 2, 2009

 

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