8-K 1 a2042607z8-k.txt FORM 8-K UNITED STATES 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 9, 2001 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 March 9, 2001, Courier Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the sale of the assets of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Home School, Inc., to privately held Christian Book Distributors, Inc. of Peabody, Mass. The proceeds of the sale were $0.8 million. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto and incorporated herein in its entirety. 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. COURIER CORPORATION ------------------- (Registrant) Date: March 22, 2001 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 March 9, 2001.