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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) May 3, 2007
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
         
Delaware   1-815   51-0014090
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
Of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 774-1000
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Note: All dollar amounts are in millions.
Effective January 1, 2007, the company changed the alignment of certain businesses within its Agriculture & Nutrition and Performance Materials segments, and Bio-Based Materials included within Other. These changes were made to better align the businesses with the growth platform that management believes will provide more opportunity for synergy and technology development in future periods. In addition, Segment sales reported by the company will no longer include a pro rata share of equity affiliates’ sales. Although total Pretax operating income (PTOI) in 2006 was not affected by these changes, the following segments’ PTOI in 2006 were affected: Agriculture & Nutrition – increased $97; Coatings & Color Technologies – increased $22; Electronic & Communication Technologies – decreased $12; and Performance Materials – decreased $68. PTOI in 2006 for the Pharmaceuticals and Safety & Protection segments were not affected and the Pretax operating loss in 2006 for Other increased $39. These changes in management’s views of segment reporting were reflected in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007, which was filed with the SEC on May 2, 2007. The company is filing this report on Form 8-K to show historically reported segment information for 2006, 2005 and 2004 on a consistent basis with the presentation of segment data that was included in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007. Additionally, the company’s website was updated to show historical quarterly reported segment information on a basis consistent with the 2007 presentation of segment data.
The company has six reportable segments. Five of the segments constitute the company’s growth platforms: Agriculture & Nutrition, Coatings & Color Technologies, Electronic & Communication Technologies, Performance Materials and Safety & Protection. The sixth segment, Pharmaceuticals, is limited to income from the company’s interest in two drugs, Cozaar® and Hyzaar®. Beginning in 2005, financial transactions related to the remaining assets of Textiles & Interiors are included in Other.
Major products by segment include: Agriculture & Nutrition (hybrid seed corn and soybean seed, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, value enhanced grains and soy protein); Coatings & Color Technologies (automotive finishes, industrial coatings and white pigments); Electronic & Communication Technologies (fluorochemicals, fluoropolymers, photopolymers and electronic materials); Performance Materials (engineering polymers, packaging and industrial polymers, films and elastomers); Pharmaceuticals (representing the company’s interest in the collaboration relating to Cozaar®/Hyzaar® antihypertensive drugs, which is reported as Other income); and Safety & Protection (specialty and industrial chemicals, nonwovens, aramids and solid surfaces). The company operates globally in substantially all of its product lines.
In general, the accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Exceptions are noted as follows and are shown in the reconciliations below. Segment Pretax operating income and Segment net assets for 2005 and 2006 include the company’s retrospective adoption of FSP AUG AIR-1, relating to planned major maintenance activities, effective January 1, 2005. Additional details regarding this change can be found in Note 1 in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Segment sales include transfers. Products are transferred between segments on a basis intended to reflect, as nearly as practicable, the market value of the products. Segment Pretax operating income is defined as operating income before income taxes, minority interests, exchange gains (losses), corporate expenses, interest and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. Segment net assets includes net working capital, net permanent investment and other noncurrent operating assets and liabilities of the segment. Affiliate net assets (pro rata share) excludes borrowing and other long-term liabilities. Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation on research and development facilities and amortization of other intangible assets, excluding write-down of assets which is discussed in Note 5 in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Expenditures for long-lived assets exclude Investments in affiliates and include payments for Property, plant and equipment as part of business acquisitions (see Note 24 in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K).

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    Agriculture   Coatings &   Electronic &                   Safety   Textiles        
    &   Color   Communication   Performance   Pharma-   &   &        
    Nutrition   Technologies   Technologies   Materials   ceuticals   Protection   Interiors   Other   Total
 
2006
                                                                       
Segment sales
  $ 6,008     $ 6,290     $ 3,573     $ 6,179     $     $ 5,496       N/A     $ 180     $ 27,726  
Less transfers
          (49 )     (109 )     (46 )           (82 )     N/A       (19 )     (305 )
     
Net sales
    6,008       6,241       3,464       6,133             5,414       N/A       161       27,421  
Pretax operating income (loss)
    604       817       577       559       819       1,080       N/A       (173 )     4,283  
Depreciation and amortization
    428       220       159       210             187       N/A       5       1,209  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (3 )     0       44       9             20       N/A       (5 )     65  
Segment net assets
    5,811       3,959       2,476       4,111       200       3,032       N/A       133       19,722  
Affiliate net assets
    51       10       301       715       40       91       N/A       41       1,249  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    214       370       212       254             320       N/A       8       1,378  
 
                                                                       
2005
                                                                       
Segment sales
  $ 6,090     $ 6,055     $ 3,408     $ 6,062     $     $ 5,144       N/A     $ 174     $ 26,933  
Less transfers
          (48 )     (99 )     (55 )           (73 )     N/A       (19 )     (294 )
     
Net sales
    6,090       6,007       3,309       6,007             5,071       N/A       155       26,639  
Pretax operating income (loss)
    875       536       558       515       751       994       N/A       (90 )     4,139  
Depreciation and amortization
    421       207       156       219             181       N/A       3       1,187  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (3 )     1       36       21             18       N/A       10       83  
Segment net assets
    5,691       3,567       2,296       3,940       169       2,689       N/A       204       18,556  
Affiliate net assets
    41       5       283       756       43       84       N/A       58       1,270  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    266       287       185       200             266       N/A       4       1,208  
 
                                                                       
2004
                                                                       
Segment sales
  $ 5,939     $ 5,839     $ 3,138     $ 5,863     $     $ 4,632     $ 2,319     $ 163     $ 27,893  
Less transfers
          (50 )     (88 )     (83 )           (90 )     (211 )     (31 )     (553 )
     
Net sales
    5,939       5,789       3,050       5,780             4,542       2,108       132       27,340  
Pretax operating income (loss)
    790       718       202       282       681       844       (533 )     (249 )     2,735  
Depreciation and amortization
    412       204       154       253             179             2       1,204  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (5 )     3       27       (100 )           13       71       (2 )     7  
Segment net assets
    5,925       3,687       2,304       4,066       159       2,645       403       266       19,455  
Affiliate net assets
    38       17       383       773       36       74       355       10       1,686  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    219       213       139       220             215       63       14       1,083  
     
Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements
                         
Pretax operating income to income before income taxes and minority interests   2006   2005   2004
 
Total segment PTOI
  $ 4,283     $ 4,139     $ 2,735  
Net exchange (losses) / gains (includes affiliates)
    (4 )     445       (411 )
Corporate expenses and interest
    (950 )     (1,021 )     (882 )
 
Income before income taxes and minority interests
  $ 3,329     $ 3,563     $ 1,442  
 
                         
Segment net assets to total assets   2006   2005   2004
 
Total segment net assets
  $ 19,722     $ 18,556     $ 19,455  
Corporate assets 1
    5,876       8,144       9,704  
Liabilities included in net assets
    6,179       6,591       6,473  
 
Total assets
  $ 31,777     $ 33,291     $ 35,632  
 
1   Pension assets are included in corporate assets. The balance at December 31, 2006 reflects the adoption of SFAS 158.

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    Segment           Consolidated
Other items   Totals   Adjustments   Totals
 
2006
                       
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 1,209     $ 175     $ 1,384  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    65       (15 )     50  
Affiliate net assets
    1,249       (446 )     803  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    1,378       154       1,532  
 
                       
2005
                       
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 1,187     $ 171     $ 1,358  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    83       25       108  
Affiliate net assets
    1,270       (426 )     844  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    1,208       132       1,340  
 
                       
2004
                       
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 1,204     $ 143     $ 1,347  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    7       (46 )     (39 )
Affiliate net assets
    1,686       (652 )     1,034  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    1,083       149       1,232  
 
Additional Segment Details
2006 includes the following pretax benefits (charges):
         
Agriculture & Nutrition a, c, d, g
  $ (48 )
Coatings & Color Technologies a ,b, c, f
    (7 )
Electronic & Communication Technologies a, c
    5  
Performance Materials a, c ,d
    (77 )
Safety & Protection a, b, c, e
    (27 )
Other h
    (27 )
 
 
  $ (181 )
 
a   In the fourth quarter 2006, the company changed its practice relating to cutoff for certain transactions. The impact of these changes in the fourth quarter and full year 2006 is a reduction to net sales of $107 and a net pretax charge of $58. The pretax charge amount by segment was: Agriculture & Nutrition — $6; Coatings & Color Technologies — $17; Electronic & Communication Technologies — $5; Performance Materials — $17; and Safety & Protection — $13, respectively.
 
b   Includes insurance recoveries relating to the damage suffered from hurricane Katrina in 2005. Pretax amounts by segment were: Coatings & Color Technologies — $123 and Safety & Protection - $20.
 
c   Includes a benefit of $61 of insurance recoveries, net of fees, which relate to asbestos litigation expenses incurred by the company in prior periods. Pretax amounts by segment for the insurance recoveries were: Agriculture & Nutrition — $7; Coatings & Color Technologies — $19; Electronic & Communication Technologies — $10; Performance Materials — $12; and Safety & Protection -$13.
 
d   Includes a restructuring charge of $194 in the following segments: Agriculture & Nutrition - $122 and Performance Materials — $72.
 
e   Includes an asset impairment charge of $47 associated with an underperforming industrial chemicals asset held for sale within the Safety & Protection segment.
 
f   Includes a net restructuring charge of $132 in the Coatings & Color Technologies segment.
 
g   Includes income of $73 in the Agriculture & Nutrition segment related to technology transfers, licensing agreements and asset sales.
 
h   Includes a charge of $27 in Other to writedown certain manufacturing assets to estimated fair value.
2005 includes the following pretax benefits (charges):
         
Coatings & Color Technologies a
  $ (116 )
Electronic & Communication Technologies b
    48  
Performance Materials a, c
    21  
Safety & Protection a
    (27 )
Other d
    62  
 
 
  $ (12 )
 
a   Includes charges of $160 for damaged facilities, inventory write-offs, clean-up costs and other costs related to the Hurricanes, in the following segments: Coatings & Color Technologies — $116; Performance Materials — $17; and Safety & Protection — $27.
 
b   Reflects a gain from the sale of the company’s equity interest in DuPont Photomasks, Inc.
 
c   Includes a gain of $25 resulting from the disposition of certain assets of DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC (DDE) to The Dow Chemical Company; and operating income of $47 related to certain assets that were disposed of on June 30, 2005. The gain is partly offset by a charge of $34 related to the shutdown of an U.S. manufacturing facility.
 
d   Reflects a net gain from the disposition of four equity affiliates associated with the separation of Textiles & Interiors, partly offset by other separation costs.

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     2004 includes the following pretax charges:
         
Agriculture & Nutrition a, b
  $ (28 )
Coatings & Color Technologies a, b, c
    (96 )
Electronic & Communication Technologies a, b, d
    (175 )
Performance Materials a, b, e
    (341 )
Safety & Protection a, b, f
    (70 )
Textiles & Interiors a, g
    (657 )
Other a, b, h
    (103 )
 
 
  $ (1,470 )
 
a   Includes a benefit of $22 which reflects changes in estimates related to 2004 and prior years’ restructuring programs in the following segments: Agriculture & Nutrition - $2; Coatings & Color Technologies — $4; Electronic & Communication Technologies — $2; Performance Materials — $1; Safety & Protection — $1; Textiles & Interiors — $10; and Other — $2.
 
b   Includes charges of $312 to provide severance benefits for approximately 2,700 employees in the following segments: Agriculture & Nutrition - $30; Coatings & Color Technologies-$64; Electronic & Communication Technologies — $42; Performance Materials — $51; Safety & Protection — $29; and Other — $96.
 
c   Includes a charge of $36 to provide for an automotive refinish litigation settlement.
 
d   Includes charges of $108 associated with the proposed settlement of the PFOA class action litigation in West Virginia; and $27 to reflect an other than temporary decline in the value of an investment security.
 
e   Includes a charge of $268 to provide for anticipated losses associated with DDE antitrust litigation matters and a charge of $23 related to the shutdown of manufacturing assets at a U.S. facility.
 
f   Includes a charge of $42 related to the impairment of certain European manufacturing assets.
 
g   Includes a charge of $667 consisting of an agreed upon reduction in sales price; settlement of working capital and other changes in estimates associated with the sale of INVISTA to Koch; an increase in the book value of net assets sold and additional separation costs; and a write-down of an equity affiliate to fair market value.
 
h   Includes a charge of $29 to write off abandoned technology and a benefit of $20 from insurance proceeds related to Benlate® litigation.

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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    
May 3, 2007

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