-----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, QgQOxV2DkdnNf4T7t4OArxrlzQfQrPGlj3+ohdFh3CZulhBPt9e1SRGAdgdHJYV/ JI6/xfbcHGDzqv4NDLGMTw== 0000840467-97-000011.txt : 19970924 0000840467-97-000011.hdr.sgml : 19970924 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000840467-97-000011 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19970923 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19970923 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000840467 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826] IRS NUMBER: 951040600 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10109 FILM NUMBER: 97684280 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 HARBOR BLVD CITY: FULLERTON STATE: CA ZIP: 92634 BUSINESS PHONE: 7148714848 8-K 1 FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FORM 8-K PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 22, 1997 BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware --------------------------------------------- (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 001-10109 95-104-0600 - ------------------------ -------------------------------- (Commission File Number) IRS Employer Identification No.) 2500 Harbor Boulevard, Fullerton, CA 92834-3100 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (714) 871-4848 ----------------------------- Registrant's Telephone Number Item 5. Other Events ------------ On September 22, 1997, Beckman Instruments, Inc. issued a press release pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 135c(d) announcing its plans to issue approximately $400 million in debt securities in an offering pursuant to SEC Rule 144A. The proceeds will be used to fund a tender offer for the company's outstanding 7.05% debentures, due in 2026, and reduce other borrowings. Details concerning the tender offer and the offering of the debt securities will be announced in the near future. Item 7. Exhibits -------- 99. Press Release, Beckman Announces Plans for Debt Offering, Fullerton, California, September 22, 1997. 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. BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS, INC. By D. K. WILSON Dennis K. Wilson Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Dated: September 23, 1997 EXHIBIT INDEX FORM 8-K Exhibit Number - ------- 99. Press Release, Beckman Announces Plans for Debt Offering, Fullerton, California, September 22, 1997. EX-99 2 EXHIBIT 99 Exhibit 99 Beckman 2500 Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, California 92834 - ------------------------------------------------ Contact: Michael J. Whelan (714) 773-7620 Director, Investor Relations BECKMAN ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR DEBT OFFERING ----------------------------------------- FULLERTON, California - September 22, 1997 -- Beckman Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:BEC) announced today that it plans to issue approximately $400 million in debt securities in an offering pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A. The proceeds will be used to fund a tender offer for the company's outstanding 7.05% debentures, due in 2026, and reduce other borrowings. Details concerning the tender offer and the offering of the debt securities will be announced in the near future. The debt securities to be offered will not be and have not been registered under the securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This release contains forward-looking statements concerning Beckman's current plans in connection with future debt financing. These statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could result in Beckman's failure to achieve these goals and plans in whole or part, including the following: the possible inability of Beckman to complete one or more of the proposed transactions on acceptable terms and conditions or at all, changing debt market conditions, or insufficient market interest on acceptable terms in Beckman's securities. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----