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): March 2, 2009
Icahn
Enterprises L.P.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-9516
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13-3398766
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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767
Fifth Avenue, Suite 4700, New York, NY
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10153
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 702-4300
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Section
8 – Other Events
Item
8.01. Other Events
On March
2, 2009, Icahn Enterprises L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises”) issued a press
release announcing that the board of directors of its general partner Icahn
Enterprises G.P. Inc. (i) declared a quarterly distribution of $0.25 per unit on
its depositary units, which will be paid on March 30, 2009, and (ii) will make
its annual distribution to preferred unit holders on March 31, 2009. The press
release also announced that Icahn Enterprises will discuss its fourth quarter
and 2008 annual results on a conference call and Webcast on March 5, 2009. A
copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Section
9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1
- - Press Release issued by Icahn Enterprises L.P. dated March 2,
2009.
Exhibit
Index
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Press
Release issued by Icahn Enterprises L.P. dated March 2,
2009
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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.
ICAHN
ENTERPRISES L.P.
(Registrant)
By:
Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc.
its
General Partner
By:
/s/ Dominick Ragone
Dominick
Ragone
Principal
Financial Officer
Date:
March 2, 2009
EXHIBIT
99.1
Investor
Contact:
Dominick
Ragone
Chief
Financial Officer
(646)
861-7500
For
Release: March 2, 2009
Icahn
Enterprises L.P.
Announces
Quarterly Distribution, Annual PIK and Earnings Call
New York,
NY – Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NYSE: IEP) today reported that its Board of
Directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.25 per unit on its depositary
units, payable in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. The distribution
will be paid on March 30, 2009 to depositary unit holders of record at the close
of business on March 16, 2009. In addition, Icahn Enterprises will
make its annual distribution to preferred unit holders. The in-kind preferred
unit distribution is based upon a rate of 5% of the liquidation preference and
is payable on March 31, 2009 to holders of record as of the close of business on
March 17, 2009.
Icahn
Enterprises L.P. will discuss its fourth quarter and 2008 annual results on a
conference call and Webcast on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
EST. The Webcast can be viewed live on Icahn Enterprises L.P.’s
website at www.icahnenterprises.com. It will also be archived and
made available at www.icahnenterprises.com under the Investor Relations
section. The toll-free dial-in number for the conference call in the
United States is 800.938.1410. The international number is
702.696.4768. The access code for both is 876.648.99.
Icahn
Enterprises L.P. (NYSE: IEP), a master limited partnership, is a diversified
holding company engaged in five primary business segments: Investment
Management, Automotive, Metals, Real Estate, and Home Fashion. For
more information, please visit the company’s website at
www.icahnenterprises.com.
Caution
Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This
release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, many of which are beyond our
ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements may be
identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,”
“believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “will,” or words of similar meaning and
include, but are not limited to, statements about the expected future business
and financial performance of Icahn Enterprises L.P. and its
subsidiaries. Among these risks and uncertainties are risks related
to the current economic downturn, substantial competition and rising operating
costs ; risks related to our investment management activities, including the
nature of the investments made by the private funds we manage, losses in the
private funds and loss of key employees; risks related to our automotive
activities, including exposure to adverse conditions in the automotive industry,
and risks related to operations in foreign countries; risks related to our scrap
metals activities, including potential environmental exposure; risks related to
our real estate activities, including the extent of any tenant bankruptcies and
insolvencies, and competition for residential and investment properties; risks
related to our home fashion operations, including changes in the availability
and price of raw materials, and changes in transportation costs and delivery
times; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our
filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update
or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise.