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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-154051
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170502
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170502
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170502

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DUPONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000030554
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTIC MATERIAL, SYNTH RESIN/RUBBER, CELLULOS (NO GLASS) [2820]
		IRS NUMBER:				510014090
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00815
		FILM NUMBER:		17805438

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		974 CENTRE ROAD
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19805
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3027741000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		974 CENTRE ROAD
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19805
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REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May&nbsp;2, 2017 (May 2, 2017) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>974 Centre Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wilmington, Delaware 19805 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:&nbsp;(302) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">774-1000</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of
this chapter). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) previously anticipated
making contributions of approximately $230&nbsp;million to its principal U.S. defined benefit pension plan in 2017. The Company now expects to make total contributions of approximately $2.9&nbsp;billion to its principal United States defined benefit
pension plan in 2017, an increase of approximately $2.7&nbsp;billion reflecting discretionary contributions. The Company plans to fund these contributions through debt, including the offering discussed below; short-term borrowings, including
commercial paper issuance; and cash. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;2, 2017, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of its 2.200% Notes due 2020 and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2020 (collectively, the &#147;Notes&#148;) pursuant to the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-215864).</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the offering of the
Notes, the Company is filing a legal opinion regarding the validity of the Notes, attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Stacy Fox, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Stacy Fox, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Cautionary Notes on Forward Looking Statements </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication contains &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section&nbsp;27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and
often contain words such as &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;seek,&#148; &#147;see,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;target,&#148; similar expressions, and
variations or negatives of these words. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as
statements about the consummation of the proposed merger of equals transaction with The Dow Chemical Company (the &#147;DowDuPont Merger&#148;) and the proposed transaction with FMC Corporation (&#147;FMC&#148;) in which, among other things, FMC
will acquire a portion of DuPont&#146;s crop protection business (the &#147;Divested Ag Business&#148;) and DuPont will acquire substantially all of FMC&#146;s Health and Nutrition business (the &#147;Acquired H&amp;N Business&#148;) and the
anticipated benefits thereof. These and other forward-looking statements, including the failure to consummate the DowDuPont Merger or the proposed transaction or to make or take any filing or other action required to consummate such transactions in
a timely manner or at all, are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events which may not be realized. Forward-looking statements also involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
company&#146;s control. Some of the important factors that could cause the company&#146;s actual results to differ materially from those projected in any such forward-looking statements are: fluctuations in energy and raw material prices; failure to
develop and market new products and optimally manage product life cycles; ability to respond to market acceptance, rules, regulations and policies affecting products based on biotechnology and, in general, for products for the agriculture industry;
outcome of significant litigation and environmental matters, including realization of associated indemnification assets, if any; failure to appropriately manage process safety and product stewardship issues; changes in laws and regulations or
political conditions; global economic and capital markets conditions, such as inflation, interest and currency exchange rates; business or supply disruptions; security threats, such as acts of sabotage, terrorism or war, natural disasters and
weather events and patterns which could affect demand as well as availability of products for the agriculture industry; ability to protect and enforce the company&#146;s intellectual property rights; successful integration of acquired businesses and
separation of underperforming or non-strategic assets or businesses; and risks related to the DowDuPont Merger Transaction and the proposed transaction. These risks include, but are not limited to, (i)&nbsp;the completion of the DowDuPont Merger and
the proposed transaction on anticipated terms and timing, including obtaining regulatory approvals, anticipated tax treatment, unforeseen liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, economic performance,
indebtedness, financial condition, losses, future prospects, business and management strategies for the management, expansion and growth of the new combined company&#146;s or the Acquired H&amp;N Business and other conditions to the completion of
the DowDuPont Merger and the proposed transaction, (ii)&nbsp;the possibility that the DowDuPont Merger and the proposed transaction may not close, including because the various approvals, authorizations and declarations of non-objections from
certain regulatory and governmental authorities with respect to either the DowDuPont Merger or the proposed transaction may not be obtained, on a timely basis or otherwise, including that these regulatory or governmental authorities may not approve
of FMC as an acceptable purchaser of the Divested Ag Business in connection with the proposed transaction or may impose conditions on the granting of the various approvals, authorizations and declarations of non-objections, including requiring the
respective Dow, DuPont and FMC businesses, including the Acquired H&amp;N Business (in the case of DuPont) and the Divested Ag Business (in the case of FMC), to divest certain assets if necessary to obtain certain regulatory approvals or otherwise
limiting the ability of the combined company to integrate parts of the Dow and DuPont businesses and/or the DuPont and Health and Nutrition businesses, (iii)&nbsp;the ability of DuPont to integrate the Acquired H&amp;N Business successfully and to
achieve anticipated synergies, (iv)&nbsp;potential litigation or regulatory actions relating to the DowDuPont Merger or the proposed transaction that could be instituted against DuPont or its directors, (v)&nbsp;the risk that disruptions from the
DowDuPont Merger or the proposed transaction will harm DuPont&#146;s business, including current plans and operations, (vi)&nbsp;the ability of DuPont to retain and hire key personnel, (vii)&nbsp;potential adverse reactions or changes to business
relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the DowDuPont Merger or the proposed transaction, (viii)&nbsp;uncertainty as to the long-term value of DowDuPont common stock, (ix)&nbsp;continued availability of capital and financing
and rating agency actions, (x)&nbsp;legislative, regulatory and economic developments, (xi)&nbsp;potential business uncertainty, including changes to existing business relationships, during the pendency of the DowDuPont Merger or the proposed
transaction that could affect DuPont&#146;s financial performance, (xii)&nbsp;certain restrictions during the pendency of the DowDuPont Merger or the proposed transaction that may impact DuPont&#146;s ability to pursue certain business opportunities
or strategic transactions and (xiii)&nbsp;unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, acts of terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities, as well as management&#146;s response to any of the aforementioned
factors. These risks, as well as other risks associated with the DowDuPont Merger or the proposed transaction, are or will be more fully discussed in (1)&nbsp;DuPont&#146;s most recently filed Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports, (2)&nbsp;DuPont&#146;s
subsequently filed Form 10-K and 10-Q reports and (3)&nbsp;the joint proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement filed with the SEC in connection with the DowDuPont Merger. Unlisted factors may present significant additional
obstacles to the realization of forward looking statements. Consequences of material differences in results as compared with those anticipated in the forward-looking statements could include, among other things, business disruption, operational
problems, financial loss, legal liability to third parties and similar risks, any of which could have a material adverse effect on DuPont&#146;s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, credit rating or liquidity. DuPont assumes no
obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other
applicable laws. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jeanmarie F. Desmond</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Stacy Fox, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">May&nbsp;2, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">E. I. du
Pont de Nemours and Company </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">974 Centre Road </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wilmington,
Delaware 19805 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I
have acted as counsel for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), in connection with the public offering of $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#146;s 2.200% Notes due 2020 and
$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#146;s Floating Rate Notes due 2020 (collectively, the &#147;Notes&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
furnishing this opinion, I or a member of my staff have examined and relied upon copies of the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) filed by the Company on
February&nbsp;2, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the information deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws of the Company, as amended to date, the Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;1, 1992, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, successor to Bankers Trust Company, as trustee,
corporate records of the Company (including certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company and minute books of the Company), certificates of public officials and of representatives of the Company, statutes and other instruments and
documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to form a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with this
opinion, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on all documents examined by me and the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to me as copies. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the foregoing and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, I am of the opinion that the Notes
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executed and delivered by the Company and are legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinion set forth above is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I hereby consent to use of this opinion as an exhibit of the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT>
being filed on the date hereof and further consent to the reference to my name under the caption &#147;Legal Opinions&#148; in the prospectus supplement and under the heading &#147;Legal Opinion&#148; in the prospectus, each of which is a part of
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<TD VALIGN="top">Very truly yours,<U></U></TD></TR>
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