-----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, B/KLE5ruRHKeGq+y+xF5XFJ2GRwCROdN4sLlRreuy4C1xL31w2uEw0MAm2b25BHW PRIDy1PUU+LvK1ZBGESuKg== 0001032210-01-500782.txt : 20010706 0001032210-01-500782.hdr.sgml : 20010706 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001032210-01-500782 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010629 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20010705 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: 1675674 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 June 29, 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 5. Other Events. On June 29, 2001, Fisher Communications, Inc. announced that the previously announced sale of Fisher's distribution assets and its subsidiary, Sam Wylde Flour Co. Inc. to Puratos Group for $8 million including working capital was concluded. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release, dated June 29, 2001, regarding announcement of sale of distribution 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: July 3, 2001 By /s/ David D. Hillard ------------------------------------- David D. Hillard Senior Vice President, CFO and Assistant Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated June 29, 2001, regarding announcement of sale of distribution assets. EX-99.1 2 dex991.txt PRESS RELEASE DATED JUNE 29, 2001 Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Christopher G. Wheeler of Fisher Communications, Inc. 206-404-6784 Denis J. Wellington of Puratos Corporation 856-428-4300 FISHER SELLS FOOD DISTRIBUTION ASSETS SEATTLE, WASHINGTON--June 29, 2001--Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSCI) and the Puratos Group announced today that they have completed the sale and purchase of the distribution assets of Fisher Mills Inc. and its subsidiary Sam Wylde Flour Co. As a result of the sale, a subsidiary of Puratos will acquire the Fisher Distribution operations in Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; and Rancho Cucamonga, California. For Fisher Communications, Inc., this represents the conclusion of its exit from the flour and bakery supply businesses to concentrate on its growing communications and media enterprises. "Along with the sale of the milling assets this past April to Pendleton Flour Mills, this agreement with Puratos constitutes a major step in our becoming a fully integrated communications and media company," said Fisher Communications, Inc. President & CEO William W. Krippaehne Jr. Prior to this purchase, Puratos had acquired American Bakery Supply in San Diego in 1999, and the Deering Foods Company in Phoenix in 2000. "This purchase of bakery distribution assets from Fisher represents, for the Puratos Group, a major step toward becoming a major player in the bakery distribution business in the Western United States," said Denis Wellington, Puratos Regional Director, North and Central America. 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 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 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. The Puratos Group is a privately held Belgian-based global business producing and marketing a vast assortment of food ingredients and products for the bakery, confectionary, and chocolate industries in more than 100 countries. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----