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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): March 31, 1997
THE O'GARA COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 000-21629 31-1470817
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation) file number) Identification No.)
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
(513) 874-2112
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED WITH THIS REPORT
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Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 are not applicable and are omitted from this
report.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On March 31, 1997, The O'Gara Company's wholly owned O'Gara-Hess &
Eisenhardt Armoring Company ("OHE") subsidiary signed a contract with the US
Army to supply an additional 360 M1114 Up-Armored High Mobility, Multi-Purpose,
Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) during 1997 and 1998. The total value of the base
contract exceeds $26.2 million. The contract also contains an option for up to
360 additional vehicles to be delivered through 1999. This contract is an
extension of a contract first entered into in 1993, pursuant to which OHE has
delivered over 660 Up-Armored HMMWVs through 1996.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 14, 1997 The O'Gara Company
By /s/ Nicholas P. Carpinello
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Nicholas P. Carpinello
Executive Vice-President,
and Chief Financial Officer
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