-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GO5P4Zx7CWA4HSRFpHW0rvqcPM25VeddXW7V4i6xC+ppGiCKJ7qaY4nu6boG7Lkb xBREvnaImAUTziqTDGEYSQ== 0000950123-00-004010.txt : 20000427 0000950123-00-004010.hdr.sgml : 20000427 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-00-004010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000426 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000426 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALCAN ALUMINIUM LTD /NEW CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000004285 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM [3334] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03677 FILM NUMBER: 608826 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1188 SHERBROOKE ST WEST CITY: MONTREAL QUEBEC CANA STATE: A8 BUSINESS PHONE: 5148488000 8-K 1 ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED 1 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 26, 2000 ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) CANADA ---------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-3677 INAPPLICABLE - ---------------------- ----------------------------------- Commission File Number (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1188 SHERBROOKE STREET WEST, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA H3A 3G2 --------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices, including postal code) (514) 848-8000 -------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) =============================================================================== 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS The information set forth in the press release issued by Alcan Aluminium Limited dated April 21, 2000, attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release of Alcan Aluminium Limited, dated April 21, 2000. 99.2 Cautionary Statement for purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 2 3 SIGNATURES 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. ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED By /S/ SERGE FECTEAU ----------------------- Serge Fecteau ASSISTANT SECRETARY Date: April 26, 2000 3 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description (99.1) Press release of Alcan Aluminium Limited dated April 21, 2000. (99.2) Cautionary statement for purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 4 EX-99.1 2 PRESS RELEASE 1 EXHIBIT NO. 99.1: PRESS RELEASE OF ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED, DATED APRIL 21, 2000 MONTREAL, CANADA - APRIL 21, 2000 - Alcan Aluminium Limited (NYSE,TSE : AL) advises that the applicable waiting period under U.S. antitrust regulations with respect to the proposed Alcan-algroup merger has expired. Consequently, there is no U.S. antitrust regulatory barrier to proceeding with the transaction. The proposed Alcan-algroup merger has already received approval from the European Commission, subject to a number of conditions as stated in their March 14th 2000 decision. -30- MEDIA RELATIONS INVESTOR RELATIONS Marc Osborne Alan G. Brown (514) 848-1342 (514) 848-8368 5 EX-99.2 3 CAUTIONARY STATEMENT 1 EXHIBIT NO. 99.2: CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 Written or oral statements made by Alcan or its representatives, including statements set forth in Alcan's press release issued on April 21, 2000, which describe the Company's or management's objectives, projections, estimates, expectations or predictions of the future may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon. The Company cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty and that the Company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements or could affect the extent to which a particular projection is realized. Important factors which could cause the Company's actual performance to differ materially from projections or expectations included in forward-looking statements include global aluminum supply and demand conditions, aluminum ingot prices and changes in other raw materials costs and availability, cyclical demand and pricing within the principal markets for the Company's products, changes in government regulations, particularly those affecting environmental, health or safety compliance, economic developments and other factors within the countries in which the Company operates or sells its products and other factors relating to the Company's ongoing operations including, but not limited to, litigation, labour negotiations and fiscal regimes. Copies of the Company's filings may be obtained by contacting the Company or the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 6 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----