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)
                                 MARCH 27, 2001

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



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



           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 or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report).


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ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS

On March 28, 2001, CLARCOR Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
announced the election of Keith E. Wandell to its Board of Directors at its
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on March 27, 2001.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors had declared a regular
quarterly dividend of $0.1175 per share, payable April 27, 2001 to shareholders
of record April 13, 2001.

A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1




ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated March 28, 2001.



                                   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.






April 3, 2001                     By:/s/  Norman E. Johnson
                                          Chairman of the Board, President &
                                          Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2001


                         CLARCOR ELECTS KEITH E. WANDELL
                          TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
                       DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


ROCKFORD, IL, MARCH 28, 2001 -- CLARCOR INC. (NYSE: CLC) announced today that
Keith E. Wandell has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Wandell
replaces one of two CLARCOR directors who retired from the Board in March 2001,
bringing the total number of Board directors to nine.

Mr. Wandell, age 51, is President- Automotive Systems Group/Battery of Johnson
Controls, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has worked at Johnson Controls since
1990 in a variety of senior positions. He graduated with a BBA from Ohio
University in 1972 and earned an MBA from the University of Dayton in 1978.
"Keith Wandell brings a wealth of high-level manufacturing and marketing
experience to CLARCOR's Board," said Norman Johnson, CLARCOR's Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer. "We are pleased to be able to add his perspective and
skills to our Board."

The CLARCOR Board of Directors at the March 27, 2001 Board meeting declared a
regular quarterly dividend of $0.1175 per share, payable April 27, 2001 to
shareholders of record April 13, 2001.

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.