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 April 29, 2010
(Date of
earliest event reported)
Commission
File Number 0-16211
DENTSPLY
International Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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39-1434669
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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221
West Philadelphia Street,
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York,
Pennsylvania
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17405-0872
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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:
(717)
845-7511
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Item
2.02. - Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The
following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results of Operations
and Financial Condition."
On
April 29, 2010, the Company issued a press release disclosing its first quarter
2010 sales and earnings. This earnings release references net sales, excluding
precious metal content, and net income, excluding certain unusual items, both of
which could be considered measures not calculated in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP measures). Due to the fluctuations of
precious metal prices and because the precious metal content of the Company's
sales is largely a pass-through to customers and has minimal effect on earnings,
the Company reports sales both with and without precious metal content to show
the Company's performance independent of precious metal price volatility and to
enhance comparability of performance between periods. Earnings from
continuing operations, excluding certain unusual items, is presented to enhance
the comparability between periods. A copy of the Company's press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit (99.1) and is hereby incorporated by
reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)
Financial Statements - Not applicable.
(b)
Exhibits:
99.1 The
DENTSPLY International Inc. First Quarter 2010 earnings release issued April 29,
2010 as referenced in Item 2.02.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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DENTSPLY
INTERNATIONAL INC
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(Company)
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/s/
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William
R. Jellison
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William
R. Jellison
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Senior
Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date:
April 29, 2010