8-K 1 a8-k.txt 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 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) AUGUST 15, 2000 COURIER CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) MASSACHUSETTS ---------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-7597 04-2502514 ------------------------ ------------------------------------ (Commission file number) (IRS employer identification number) 15 WELLMAN AVENUE, NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 01863 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) (978) 251-6000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On August 15, 2000, Courier Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dover Publications, Inc., a privately held New York publisher of special-interest books, for $39 million in cash. The Company currently expects to complete the acquisition by September 30, 2000. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release of Courier Corporation, dated August 15, 2000. 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. Date: August 28, 2000 By: /S/ Robert P. Story, Jr. -------------------------------------- Name: Robert P. Story, Jr. Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Courier Corporation, dated August 15, 2000.