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), April 3, 1995
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                       United States Filter Corporation
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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      Delaware                       1-10728                    33-0266015
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 (State or other juris-            (Commission                 (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation           File Number)             Identification No.)

      73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 222, Palm Desert, California 92260
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        (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (619) 340-0098
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Item 5. Other Events

        On April 3, 1995, the Company acquired The Permutit Company Limited, a
        U.K. company, and Permutit Company Pty. Limited, an Australian company
        that has a New Zealand subsidiary (collectively, "The Permutit Group"),
        for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $10 million (USD)
        (6,275,000 pounds sterling). The Permutit Group is a major provider of
        service deionization and other water treatment systems and products for
        the pharmaceutical, laboratory and chemical markets and other commercial
        customers in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The Permutit
        Group's revenues for the year ended March 31, 1994 were approximately
        $19.7 million (USD). A copy of a news release respecting this
        acquisition is included as an Exhibit to this Current Report.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
        Information and Exhibits

        (c)  Exhibits

             (i) News Release dated April 3, 1995


                                   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.

                                    UNITED STATES FILTER CORPORATION
                                        
                                    By: /s/ Richard J. Heckmann
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                                        Richard J. Heckmann
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 3, 1995 

EX-99

 
U.S. FILTER
UNITED STATES FILTER CORPORATION

                                                                   PRESS RELEASE

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT: MOLLY TSCHANG                          DAVID TOY OR KAREN NEUBAUER
4669 SHEPHERD TRAIL, P.O. BOX 560               L.C. WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES, INC.
ROCKFORD, IL 61105-0560                         (312) 565-3900
(815) 877-3041                                  (800) 837-7123
FAX (815) 877-0172

New Acquisition
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                    U.S. FILTER ACQUIRES THE PERMUTIT GROUP
                             FROM THAMES WATER PLC

          Acquisition will recombine Britain-based The Permutit Group
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          with its former U.S. affiliate, The Permutit Company, Inc.
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PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, April 3, 1995 - United States Filter Corporation (U.S. 
Filter, NYSE:USF) has acquired The Permutit Company Limited and The Permutit 
Company Pty. Limited ("The Permutit Group") from Thames Water plc of the United 
Kingdom. The transaction was effected through a share purchase agreement whereby
U.S. Filter's U.K. subsidiary acquired all of the capital stock of The Permutit 
Group for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$10 million (6,275,000 
pounds sterling).

Established in 1911, The Permutit Group is a major provider of service 
deionization (SDI) in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The company
also manufactures custom and standard water treatment products, including a line
of catalog products and systems for the pharmaceutical, laboratory and chemical 
markets. The Permutit Group's revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1994,
were approximately $19.7 million.

U.S. Filter currently owns the rights to the Permutit name and product line in 
the United States, Canada and Mexico. U.S. Filter acquired these rights on 
January 1, 1993, when it acquired Warren, N.J.-based The Permutit Company, Inc.,
from Zurn Industries, Inc.
                                       

 
U.S. FILTER PRESS RELEASE
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"The Permutit Group's strength in SDI will expand U.S. Filter's SDI business 
worldwide and bolster U.S. Filter's recurring revenue base," said Richard J. 
Heckmann, Chairman and CEO of U.S. Filter. "In particular, it will strengthen 
our already strong position in Europe, where we currently enjoy market 
leadership in the UK, France, Spain and Germany."

"Reuniting and consolidating the worldwide Permutit organization with its U.S.
counterpart is symbolic of the way U.S. Filter is consolidating its leadership
in the water treatment industry," added Heckmann. In 1994, U.S. Filter also
reunited former sister companies Ionpure Technologies and Continental Water
Systems.

U.S. Filter is a multinational company that designs and manufactures a broad
range of water and wastewater treatment systems and equipment for industrial,
commercial and municipal markets. With corporate offices in Palm Desert, Calif.,
U.S. Filter serves customers worldwide through over 60 U.S. sales, service and
regeneration facilities, 20 international offices and 11 manufacturing plants.