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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000080424-05-000144
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050908
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050908
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050908

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PROCTER & GAMBLE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000080424
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SOAP, DETERGENT, CLEANING PREPARATIONS, PERFUMES, COSMETICS [2840]
		IRS NUMBER:				310411980
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00434
		FILM NUMBER:		051075726

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLZ
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5139831100
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                       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)               September 8, 2005


                          THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Ohio                          1-434                       31-0411980
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(State or other            (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                                               Identification
incorporation)                                                Number)


One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio                    45202
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(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (513) 983-1100
                                                     --------------

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

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

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

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


ITEM 7.01  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On September 8, 2005, The Procter & Gamble Company (the "Company") issued a
news release announcing that the Company has increased its ownership in Wella AG
above 95% of Wella's outstanding shares and is initiating a process to acquire
the remaining shares. A copy of the Company's news release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference. The Company is furnishing this
8-K pursuant to Item 7.01, "Regulation FD Disclosure".


                                    SIGNATURE

     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.

                                       THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

                                       /S/ STEVEN W. JEMISON
                                       -------------------------------------
                                       Steven W. Jemison, Secretary and
                                       Associate General Counsel
                                       September 8, 2005


                                    EXHIBITS

99.   News Release by The Procter & Gamble Company dated September 8, 2005.
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<TEXT>
                                                    THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
NEWS RELEASE                                        One P&G Plaza
                                                    Cincinnati, OH 45202


                                                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


               P&G INCREASING ITS STAKE IN WELLA AG ABOVE 95% AND
                 INITIATING PROCESS TO ACQUIRE REMAINING SHARES
               --------------------------------------------------

     CINCINNATI, Sept. 8, 2005 - Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) has acquired
additional shares in Wella AG and now holds more than 95% of Wella's outstanding
shares. Today, P&G has notified the Wella management board to initiate the
"squeeze-out" proceeding under German law to acquire the remaining shares
outstanding.

ABOUT P&G
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     Two billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the
world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality,
leadership brands, including Pampers(R), Tide(R), Ariel(R), Always(R),
Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Bounty(R), Dawn(R), Pringles(R), Folgers(R), Charmin(R),
Downy(R), Lenor(R), Iams(R), Crest(R), Actonel(R), Olay(R), Head & Shoulders(R),
and Wella. The P&G community consists of almost 110,000 employees working in
over 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news
and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

                                      # # #

P&G MEDIA CONTACTS
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Terry E. Loftus - +1-513-983-9736
(loftus.te@pg.com)

CORPORATE MEDIA CENTER
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In the US: 1-866-PROCTER or 1-866-776-2837
International: +1-513-945-9087

INVESTOR RELATIONS
- ------------------
Thomas Tippl - 513-983-2414
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