0001157523-12-006193.txt : 20121126 0001157523-12-006193.hdr.sgml : 20121126 20121126163041 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-12-006193 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121126 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121126 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: G&K SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000039648 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES [7200] IRS NUMBER: 410449530 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-04063 FILM NUMBER: 121224620 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5995 OPUS PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: MINNETONKA STATE: MN ZIP: 55343 BUSINESS PHONE: 6129125500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5995 OPUS PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: MINNETONKA STATE: MN ZIP: 55343 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NORTHWEST LINEN CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19681227 8-K 1 a50488676.htm G&K SERVICES, INC. 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): November 26, 2012

G&K Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota

0-4063

41-0449530

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File
Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

5995 Opus Parkway, Minnetonka, Minnesota

55343

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 912-5500

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 26, 2012, G&K Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it will change its ticker symbol from “GKSR” to “GK,” effective at the opening of business on December 3, 2012.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.  The information in this Item 8.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (d)       Exhibits.

                    99.1      Press Release dated November 26, 2012 (furnished)

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

G&K SERVICES, INC.

(Registrant)

 
 
Date:

November 26, 2012

By:

/s/ Jeffrey L. Wright

Name:

Jeffrey L. Wright

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description

 

99.1

Press Release dated November 26, 2012 (furnished)



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EX-99.1 2 a50488676ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

G&K Services to Change Ticker Symbol to GK

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 26, 2012--G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GKSR) announced today that its NASDAQ trading symbol will change from ‘GKSR’ to ‘GK’, effective at the opening of business on Monday, December 3, 2012. The change more closely aligns the company’s ticker symbol with its brand name.

“G&K has established a strong brand, centered on our Customer Promise and our industry leading commitment to service excellence,” said Jeffrey L. Wright, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “We’re excited that the investing public will now recognize our company by the same ‘GK’ that our customers see on our delivery trucks and service team every day.”

About G&K Services, Inc.
G&K Services, Inc. is a service-focused market leader of branded uniform and facility services programs in the United States, and is the largest such provider in Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services has nearly 7,800 employees serving approximately 165,000 customers from 160 facilities in North America. G&K Services is a publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol GKSR and is a component of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index. For more information on G&K Services, visit the company’s web site at www.gkservices.com.

CONTACT:
G&K Services, Inc.
Jeff Huebschen, 952-912-5773
Director, Investor Relations
Jeff.Huebschen@gkservices.com