Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): August 6, 2019

Zoetis Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-35797	46-0696167
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	Number)	Identification No.)



10 Sylvan Way	Parsippany	New Jersey	07054
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

( 973 ) 822-7000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	ZTS	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 August 6, 2019 , Zoetis Inc. (the Company) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the second quarter of 2019 and raising its guidance for full year 2019. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d)	Exhibits



Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release of Zoetis Inc. dated August 6, 2019, reporting Zoetis' financial results for the
	second quarter of 2019 and raising its guidance for full year 2019.
EX-101.INS	Inline XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT
EX-101.SCH	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA DOCUMENT
EX-101.CAL	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101.LAB	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101.PRE	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101.DEF	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURE

Under the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the authorized undersigned.