Form 8-K

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

 

April 27, 2004

Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported)

 


 

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   1-9761   36-2151613

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

Two Pierce Place, Itasca, Illinois 60143-3141, (630) 773-3800

(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, or registrant’s principal executive offices)

 



Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On April 27, 2004, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (“AJG”) issued a press release setting forth AJG’s first quarter 2004 earnings. A copy of AJG’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit (99) and hereby incorporated by reference.


Exhibit Index

 

(99) Press release, dated April 27, 2004, issued by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.


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.

 

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

By:

 

/s/ Douglas K. Howell


   

Douglas K. Howell

   

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: April 27, 2004