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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):
August 28, 1997
SNYDER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-12145 52-1983617
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
Two Democracy Center, 6903 Rockledge Drive
15th Floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20817
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(301) 468-1010
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
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(Former name of former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
Snyder Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"),
acquired all of the issued share capital of Halliday Jones Sales Limited, a
United Kingdom company ("Halliday Jones") in exchange for $7.4 million of its
existing cash and 425,478 shares of its common stock, $.001 par value.
Halliday Jones will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant.
This transaction has been accounted for as a purchase for accounting and
financial reporting purposes. The consideration paid and the other material
terms of the transaction were determined through arms'-length negotiation
between the Registrant and Halliday Jones.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
SYNDER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: September 11, 1997 /s/ MICHELE D. SNYDER
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Michele D. Snyder
Vice Chairman, President
and Chief Operating Officer
Date: September 11, 1997 /s/ A. CLAYTON PERFALL
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A. Clayton Perfall
Chief Financial Officer
