-----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, BIqPZtkGxWxqIgT72lzHYs3rQAck9CE+FtV57xU60LB46YyFYFDhRhNTVwZVGYv6 O3dyk/9943YrMPn3EyEXXQ== 0000950124-02-001399.txt : 20020419 0000950124-02-001399.hdr.sgml : 20020419 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950124-02-001399 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020419 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20020419 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001093082 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-LUMBER & OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS [5030] IRS NUMBER: 430334550 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14982 FILM NUMBER: 02615854 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14500 S. OUTER FORTY RD STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: CHESTERFIELD STATE: MO ZIP: 63006-1041 BUSINESS PHONE: 3142162600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1041 CITY: CHESTERFIELD STATE: MO ZIP: 63006-1041 8-K 1 c69015e8-k.txt CURRENT REPORT DATED APRIL 19, 2002 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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): April 19, 2002 Huttig Building Products, Inc. ------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-14982 43-0334550 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 14500 South Outer Forty Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017 ----------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (314) 216-2600 -------------- Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable -------------- Item 5. Other Events On April 19, 2002, Huttig Building Products, Inc. filed suit against The Rugby Group Ltd., its principal stockholder, and Rugby IPD Corp., a subsidiary of The Rugby Group Ltd., alleging that they have breached their contractual obligations to indemnify and defend Huttig against liabilities and claims arising out of a business that was acquired by Rugby Building Products, Inc. in 1994. A copy of the press release announcing the filing of this lawsuit is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press release dated April 19, 2002. 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. Huttig Building Products, Inc. ------------------------------ (Registrant) Date: April 19, 2002 /s/ Barry J. Kulpa ----------------------------------------- Barry J. Kulpa President and Chief Executive Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 Press release dated April 19, 2002 4 EX-99.1 3 c69015ex99-1.txt PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99.1 CONTACT: THOMAS S. MCHUGH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 314-216-2673 COMPANY PRESS RELEASE HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT AGAINST THE RUGBY GROUP LTD. CHESTERFIELD, MO APRIL 19, 2002 /PRNewswire/ -- Huttig Building Products, Inc. (NYSE: HBP) today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against The Rugby Group Ltd., its principal stockholder, and Rugby IPD Corp., a subsidiary of The Rugby Group Ltd., alleging that they have breached their contractual obligations to indemnify and defend Huttig against liabilities and claims arising out of a business that was acquired by Rugby Building Products, Inc. in 1994. That business, among others, was excluded when Huttig acquired Rugby USA, Inc. and its subsidiary, Rugby Building Products, Inc., from The Rugby Group in December of 1999. The complaint seeks damages, including the costs relating to the recent settlement and legal expenses of an asbestos-related products liability lawsuit, and also seeks a declaratory judgment that The Rugby Group and Rugby IPD are obligated to indemnify and defend Huttig for all liabilities and commitments attributable to the businesses that were excluded when it purchased Rugby USA. Huttig Building Products is a distributor of building materials used principally in new residential construction and in home improvement, remodeling and repair work. Its products are distributed through 57 distribution centers serving 46 states and are sold primarily to building materials dealers, directly to professional builders and large contractors and to home centers, national buying groups and industrial and manufactured housing builders. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----