8-K 1 doc1.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 18, 2001 ABC-NACO Inc. (Debtor-In-Possession) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 0-22906 36-3498749 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer incorporation) Identification No.) ABC-NACO Inc. 335 EISENHOWER LANE SOUTH, LOMBARD, ILLINOIS 60148 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 792-2010 Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership. On October 18, 2001, ABC-NACO Inc. (the "Company"), including 7 of its domestic U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, the "Debtors") filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"), in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the "Bankruptcy Court"). The Company's case is being administered under Case 01 B 36484. The Company will be moving for a joint administration of the parent and subsidiary cases. The Debtors will continue to manage their properties and operate their businesses as "debtors-in-possession" under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court. On October 18, 2001 the Company issued a press release relating to the foregoing. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release of ABC-NACO Inc. dated October 18, 2001 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ABC-NACO Inc. By: /s/Wayne R. Rockenbach -------------------------------------- Name: Wayne R. Rockenbach Title: Chief Financial Officer Dated: October 18, 2001 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release of ABC-NACO Inc. dated October 18, 2001 Safe Harbor Statement Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements that are subject to change based on various factors which may be beyond the control of ABC-NACO Inc. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statement. Factors that could affect actual results are described more fully in the Company's Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, under the caption "Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward Looking Statements," and other risks described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.