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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 THE REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) : SEPTEMBER 22, 1998
THE KROLL-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 IN THE REPORT
Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are not applicable and are omitted from this
Current Report.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
On September 22, 1998, The Kroll-O'Gara Company (the "Company") completed
the acquisition of all of the assets and technology of Protec S.A. ("Protec") of
Bogota, Colombia. Protec is a leading manufacturer of armored vehicles and
bullet-and smash-resistant glass in Colombia. The purchase price was
approximately $4.1 million, $3.2 of which was cash and $0.9 of which was Company
Common Stock. The Company's Colombian armoring operations will operate as
O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt de Colombia.
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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: OCTOBER 9, 1998 THE KROLL-O'GARA COMPANY
By /s/Nicholas P. Carpinello
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Nicholas P. Carpinello
Controller and Treasurer
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