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): November 1,
2007
Mettler-Toledo
International Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
of incorporation)
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File
No. 001-13595
(Commission
File Number)
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13-3668641
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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Im
Langacher, P.O. Box MT-100
CH
8606
Greifensee, Switzerland
and
1900
Polaris Parkway
Columbus,
OH 43240
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(Address
of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
+41-44-944-22-11
and 1-614-438-4511
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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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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5.02. Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers. |
On
November 1, 2007, the Board of
Directors of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. approved Mettler-Toledo’s 2007
Share Purchase Plan, under which employees of Mettler-Toledo may purchase
shares
of Mettler-Toledo using all or a portion of the bonus payable under the POBS
Plus Incentive System for Members of the Group Management of METTLER
TOLEDO.
Participation
in, and issuance of shares under, the Share Purchase Plan will be subject
to the
approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board. The issue price
for shares under the Plan will be equal to the New York Stock Exchange closing
price on the date of issuance. All shares issued pursuant to the Plan
will be restricted for a period of five years from the date of issuance,
during
which time they may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed
of,
nor may they be pledged or otherwise hypothecated.
The
foregoing description of the Plan is qualified by reference to the full text
of
the Plan, which is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.1.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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10.1
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Mettler-Toledo
International Inc. 2007 Share Purchase Plan, dated November 1,
2007
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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.
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METTLER-TOLEDO
INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Dated: November
6,
2007
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By:
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/s/ James
Bellerjeau |
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James
Bellerjeau |
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General
Counsel |
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No. Description
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10.1
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Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 2007 Share Purchase Plan, dated
November
1, 2007
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