-----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, F5587EDxs/Z/utV8aXnA2H4r0A0pYQonsY5n7Su4Op98fR0C5J0h3VbXM4DfW4uD AGaRmI4AIWd0kMJn1vS5RQ== 0001032210-01-500467.txt : 20010507 0001032210-01-500467.hdr.sgml : 20010507 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001032210-01-500467 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010430 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20010504 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FISHER COMMUNICATIONS 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: 1622347 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1525 ONE UNION SQ STREET 2: 600 UNIVERSITY ST CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98101-3185 BUSINESS PHONE: 2064047000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1525 ONE UNION SQU STREET 2: 600 UNIVERSITY ST CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98101-3185 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FISHER COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970226 8-K 1 d8k.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 April 30, 2001 ------------------------- (Date of Report) FISHER COMMUNICATIONS, 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) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. On April 30, 2001, Fisher Communications, Inc. announced that the previously announced sale of Fisher's flour milling assets to Pendleton Flour Mills, L.L.C. for $31 million plus working capital was concluded. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 10.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated March 16, 2001, between Pendleton Flour Mills, L.L.C., Fisher Mills Inc., Fisher Mills - Blackfoot L.L.C., and Fisher Properties Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Company's 8-K filed March 16, 2001). 99.1 Press Release, dated April 30, 2001, regarding of sale of flour milling assets. 2 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 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Dated: May 3, 2001 By /s/ David D. Hillard -------------------------------------- David D. Hillard Senior Vice President, CFO and Assistant Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ----------- 10.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated March 16, 2001, between Pendleton Flour Mills, L.L.C., Fisher Mills Inc., Fisher Mills - Blackfoot L.L.C., and Fisher Properties Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Company's 8-K filed March 16, 2001). 99.1 Press Release, dated April 30, 2001, regarding announcement of sale of flour milling assets. EX-99.1 2 dex991.txt PRESS RELEASE, DATED APRIL 30, 2001 Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Christopher G. Wheeler of Fisher Communications, Inc. 206-404-6784 FISHER CONCLUDES SALE OF FLOUR MILLING BUSINESSES SEATTLE, WASHINGTON--April 30, 2001--Fisher Communications, Inc. (FSCI). The previously announced sale of Fisher's flour milling assets to Pendleton Flour Mills, L.L.C. for $31 million plus working capital was concluded today. Assets sold include the Blackfoot, Idaho milling facility, its equipment and related assets, the Seattle, Washington milling facility, its equipment and related assets, and the Portland Oregon and Modesto, California milling equipment. Referring to the milling business as the foundation of the present company, Fisher President and CEO William W. Krippaehne Jr. noted, "This transaction very nearly closes an important chapter in the evolution of our ninety-one year old company." Discussions with an interested party for sale of the food distribution businesses are continuing. Fisher Communications, Inc. is a Seattle-based 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 principally in the Northwest, 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 Fisher Pathways, a satellite and fiber transmission business unit. Fisher also specializes in the design and operation of innovative commercial properties, of which Fisher Plaza, located in Seattle is the prime example. # # # 1 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----