UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 18, 2003
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 1-10962 95-3797580
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
2180 Rutherford Road
Carlsbad, CA 92008-7328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(760) 931-1771
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.*
On December 18, 2003, Callaway Golf Company issued a press release
captioned "Callaway Golf Provides Guidance for Full Year 2003 and 2004." A copy
of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein
by this reference.
* The information furnished under Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K,
including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 18, 2003
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
By: /s/ Bradley J. Holiday
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Name: Bradley J. Holiday
Title: Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Press release dated December 18, 2003, captioned "Callaway
Golf Provides Guidance for Full Year 2003 and 2004."