8-K 1 f8k_010402.txt FORM 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): January 7, 2002 DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) FLORIDA 0-5423 59-1277135 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 4440 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (561) 627-7171 Item 5. Other Events. ------ On January 7, 2002, Dycom Industries, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Dycom"), issued a press release announcing that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 6, 2002, with Arguss Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Troy Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Dycom. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Dycom hereby incorporates the press release herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. ------ (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- -------------- 99.1 Press Release, dated January 7, 2002. 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. DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. By /s/ Steven E. Nielsen -------------------------- Name: Steven E. Nielsen Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Date: January 7, 2002 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- -------------- 99.1 Press Release, dated January 7, 2002.