8-K

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                       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

                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
                                DECEMBER 18, 2000

                                  CLARCOR INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)




Delaware                      1-11024                     36-0922490
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(State or other               (Commission File            (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of               Number)                     Identification Number)
incorporation)




           2323 Sixth Street, P.O. Box 7007, Rockford, Illinois, 61125
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)



                                  815-962-8867
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                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)







                                       N/A
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         (Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report).

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS


On December 18, 2000, CLARCOR Inc., A Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
announced the election of Robert J. Burgstahler to its Board of Directors,
increasing the total number of Directors from nine to ten.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors had declared a regular
quarterly dividend of $0.1175 per share, payable January 26, 2001 to
shareholders of record January 12, 2001.

A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

The Company expects to hold a conference call to discuss its fiscal 2000
year-end results at 10:00 a.m. CST on January 17, 2001. Interested parties can
listen to the conference call through the Internet at http://www.vcall.com or at
http://www.clarcor.com.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & EXHIBITS

Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated December 19, 2000.


                                    Signatures


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 thereunto duly authorized.



                                    CLARCOR Inc.
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                                    (Registrant)



December 20, 2000                   By:/s/Norman E. Johnson
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                                       Norman E. Johnson
                                       Chairman of the Board &
                                       Chief Executive Officer.

EX-99.1

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                                                                      EXHIBIT 1

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Norman E. Johnson
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Rockford, Illinois
815-962-8867

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2000


                      CLARCOR ELECTS ROBERT J. BURGSTAHLER
                            TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS


ROCKFORD, IL, DECEMBER 19, 2000 -- CLARCOR INC. (NYSE: CLC) announced today that
Robert J. Burgstahler has been elected to its Board of Directors, increasing the
total number of Directors from nine to 10. Mr. Burgstahler will replace one of
two CLARCOR directors who will retire from the Board in March 2001.

Mr. Burgstahler, age 56, is Vice President, Finance & Administrative Services at
3M Inc. He has over 30 years of experience at 3M in a wide variety of
capacities, including serving as Staff Vice President, Taxes and President &
General Manager of 3M Canada Company.

"Bob Burgstahler brings a tremendous breadth of high-level financial and
operating experience to CLARCOR's Board," said Norman Johnson, CLARCOR's
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "His finance and tax background will be
invaluable to our Board and we look forward to his joining us."

Mr. Burgstahler graduated from Duke University in 1966 with a B.A. degree and
received an M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1967. He took a
leave of absence from 3M from 1968 to 1970 to serve in the United States Army.

The CLARCOR Board of Directors at the December 18, 2000 Board meeting declared a
regular quarterly dividend of $0.1175 per share, payable January 26, 2001 to
shareholders of record January 12, 2001. The Board also set March 27, 2001 as
the date for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

CLARCOR will be holding a conference call to discuss its fiscal 2000 year-end
results at 10:00 am CST on January 17, 2001. Interested parties can listen to
the conference call, through the Internet, at http://www.vcall.com or at
http://www.clarcor.com.

CLARCOR is based in Rockford, Illinois, and is a diversified marketer and
manufacturer of mobile, industrial and environmental filtration products and
consumer and industrial packaging products sold in domestic and international
markets. Common shares of the Company are traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol CLC.