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) March 17, 1995
                                                         --------------

                       United States Filter Corporation
                       --------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      Delaware                       1-10728                     33-0266015
- ------------------------          ---------------          ---------------------
  (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
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (619) 340-0098
                                                         -----------------

THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC CONFIRMING COPY OF THE FORM 8-K PAPER SUBMISSION FILED 
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1995.


Item 5.  Other Events

         On March 16, 1995 United States Filter Corporation (the "Company")
         announced the proposed acquisition of The Permutit Company Limited and
         The Permutit Company Pty Limited from Thames Water Plc of the United
         Kingdom. A copy of the press release respecting this acquisition is
         included as an exhibit to this current report.

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

         (c) Exhibit

             News Release dated March 16, 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
                                                  ---------------------------
                                                  Richard J. Heckmann
                                                  President

Date: March 17, 1995
 
                                       2

EX-99

 
U.S. FILTER
UNITED STATES FILTER CORPORATION

                                                                 NEWS RELEASE

73-710 FRED WARING DRIVE
PALM DESERT, CA 92260
(619) 340-0098

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT: DORRIE B. OSBORNE
(619) 340-0098


                       UNITED STATES FILTER CORPORATION
                         TO ACQUIRE THE PERMUTIT GROUP
                             FROM THAMES WATER PLC

PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, March 16, 1995 - United States Filter Corporation 
(NYSE:USF) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire The 
Permutit Company Limited and The Permutit Company Pty Limited ("The Permutit 
Group") from Thames Water Plc of the United Kingdom for an expected purchase 
price of approximately $10,000,000. The transaction is subject to completion of 
a definitive agreement.

Established in 1911, The Permutit Group is the largest provider of service 
deionization (SDI) in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The company is also a 
manufacturer of custom and standard water treatment products including a line of
catalogue 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 $20,000,000. U.S. Filter currently owns the rights to the 
Permutit name and product line in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

"This is another expansion of our SDI business worldwide and will strengthen our
already strong position in Europe, with market leadership in the UK, France, 
Spain and Germany. It will also be a further addition of a recurring revenue 
base. As with the Ionpure/Liquipure acquisition, we are reuniting our Permutit 
USA with the Permutit organization worldwide to further consolidate our 
leadership in the water treatment industry," said Richard J. Heckmann, Chairman 
and CEO of U.S. Filter.

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, 21 international offices and 11 manufacturing plants.

                                     ####