DANA Inc — Earnings Release 2005

Apr 20, 2005

8-K 1 l13451ae8vk.htm DANA CORPORATION FORM 8-K PAGEBREAK

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): April 20, 2005

Dana Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	1-1063	34-4361040
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

4500 Dorr Street, Toledo, Ohio	43615
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (419) 535-4500

(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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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link2 "Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition."

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 20, 2005, Dana Corporation (Dana) issued a news release regarding its earnings for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005. A copy of that release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

The earnings release includes tables showing (i) Dana Corporation (Including Dana Credit Corporation on an Equity Basis), Condensed Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004; (ii) Dana Corporation (Including Dana Credit Corporation on an Equity Basis), Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004; and (iii) Dana Corporation (Including Dana Credit Corporation on an Equity Basis), Cash Flow Impacts on Net Debt (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. As accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) require that Dana Credit Corporation (DCC) be included in Dana’s results on a consolidated basis, these tables contain non-GAAP financial measures. For each of these tables, the earnings release also includes (i) a presentation of the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and (ii) a quantitative reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed and the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Management believes that the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding Dana’s financial condition and results of operations because management evaluates Dana’s operating segments and regions as if DCC were accounted for on the equity method of accounting. This is done because DCC is not homogenous with Dana’s manufacturing operations, its financing activities do not support the sales of the other operating segments and its financial and performance measures are inconsistent with those of the other operating segments. Moreover, the financial covenants contained in Dana’s long-term bank facility are measured with DCC accounted for on an equity basis. link2 "Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure."

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

During a conference call scheduled to be held at 10:00 a.m. EDT on April 20, 2005, Dana’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Burns, and Chief Financial Officer, Robert C. Richter, will discuss Dana’s first quarter 2005 results. Copies of the slides for this presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.

Certain of the slides in Exhibit 99.2 include financial measures which are not presented in accordance with GAAP. These include (i) slide 3 (which presents net income excluding unusual items and earnings per share excluding unusual items); and (ii) slides 13, 14, 15 and 16 (which include DCC on an equity basis). Slides 28 and 29 of the presentation; Item 2.02, above; and Dana’s earnings release in the attached Exhibit 99.1 also contain information about the reconciliation of some of these non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP financial measures and an explanation of why management believes the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors.

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link2 "Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits."

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1	Press release dated April 20, 2005 (furnished but not filed)
99.2	Slides for April 20, 2005 conference call (furnished but not filed)

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link1 "Signatures"

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.

/s/ Robert C. Richter
Name:	Robert C. Richter
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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link1 "Exhibit Index"

Exhibit Index

99.1	Press release dated April 20, 2005
99.2	Slide presentation for April 20, 2005 conference call

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