Form: 8-K

Current report filing

February 4, 2021

Documents

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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  CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2021
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Fortive Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-37654   47-5654583
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

6920 Seaway Blvd
Everett, WA 98203
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(425) 446-5000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading symbols Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share FTV New York Stock Exchange
5% Mandatory convertible preferred stock, Series A, par value $0.01 per share FTV. PRA New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 4, 2021, Fortive Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2020. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The information set forth in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K. This Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No.    Description
99.1
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)



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.
 
FORTIVE CORPORATION
Date: February 4, 2021 By: /s/ Daniel B. Kim
Daniel B. Kim
Vice President - Associate General Counsel and Secretary