-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, ToJ6zvksRENQxb/troJyKl6FafvZnk7DgQjh84qo0B6io+vQSCRFZP/BEp6PN6MY lc5E5/AJv29BUU8gz9XYag== 0001032210-00-002384.txt : 20001225 0001032210-00-002384.hdr.sgml : 20001225 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001032210-00-002384 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20001214 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20001222 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FISHER COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001034669 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS [2040] IRS NUMBER: 910222175 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22439 FILM NUMBER: 793948 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1525 ONE UNION SQU STREET 2: 600 UNIVERSITY ST CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98101-3185 BUSINESS PHONE: 2066242752 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1525 ONE UNION SQU STREET 2: 600 UNIVERSITY ST CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98101-3185 8-K 1 0001.txt FORM 8-K 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 December 14, 2000 ------------------------- (Date of Report) FISHER COMPANIES INC. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Washington 000-22349 91-0222175 - ---------------------------- --------------------- ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 1525 One Union Square, 600 University Street, Seattle, Washington, 98101-3185 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) (206) 404-7000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) None ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events On December 14, 2000 the Company issued a press release announcing that the undisclosed buyers of its flour milling assets have notified the company that they do not intend to proceed with the transaction. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release announcing withdrawal of buyers from proposed asset sale. 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. FISHER COMPANIES INC. Dated: December 21, 2000 By /s/ David D. Hillard -------------------------------- David D. Hillard Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ----------- 99.1 Press release announcing withdrawal of buyers from proposed asset sale EX-99.1 2 0002.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christopher G. Wheeler of Fisher Companies Inc., 206-404-6784 OFFER FOR FISHER MILLING ASSETS WITHDRAWN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON--December 14, 2000--Fisher Companies Inc. (FSCI) reported today that the undisclosed buyers of its flour milling assets have notified the company that they do not intend to proceed with the transaction. Fisher entered into a non-binding letter-of-intent with the buyers in November to sell its milling assets located primarily in Seattle, Washington and Blackfoot, Idaho. Based in Seattle, Fisher is a communications and media company focused on creating, aggregating, and distributing information and entertainment to a broad range of audiences. Its 12 network-affiliated television stations are located in the Northwest and the Southeast, and its 26 radio stations in Washington, Oregon, and Montana. Other media operations include Fisher Entertainment, a program production and distribution business, as well as a satellite and fiber transmission business unit. Fisher also specializes in the design and operation of innovative commercial properties, of which Fisher Plaza is the prime example. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----