AMPHENOL CORPORATION (NYSE:APH) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial ConditionItem 9.01 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
OnApril 25, 2018, Amphenol Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release setting forth the Company’s 2018firstquarter earnings. A copy of the press releaseis attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Other Events.
On April25, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the approval of an increase in its quarterly dividend on its Common Stock from $0.19 to $0.23 per share, effective with dividends declared in the second quarter of 2018.The Company also announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new three-year open market stock repurchase plan (the “2018 Plan”) for the purchase of up to $2 billion of the Company’s common stock. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had repurchased approximately 12.6 million shares for $1.0 billion under the previously announced $1 billion stock repurchase plan (“2017 Plan”), thus completing the 2017 Plan.A copy of the press release announcing the approval of the dividend increase and the 2018 Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
This Form 8-K may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which relate to future, not past, events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements, which address the Company’s expected business and financial performance and financial condition, among other matters, may contain words such as: “anticipate,” “could,” “continue,” “expect,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “ongoing,” “project,” “seek,” “predict,” “target,” “will,”, “intend,” “plan,” “optimistic,” “potential,” “guidance,” “may,” “should,”or “would” and other words and terms of similar meaning.Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about expected earnings, revenues, growth, liquidity or other financial matters.A further description of these uncertainties and other risks can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Company’s other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.These or other uncertainties may cause the Company’s actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit99.1Press Release dated April 25, 2018