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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 27, 1999
LASON, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 000-21407 38-3214743
(State (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1305 Stephenson Highway, Troy, Michigan 48083
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code (248) 597-5800
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
A number of complaints have been filed against Lason, Inc. (the
"Company") and certain of its officers in various United States District Courts.
The complaints purport to be brought as class actions on behalf of purchasers of
shares of the Company's common stock during periods ranging from August 14,
1998, through December 17, 1999. The complaints generally allege that the
Company and certain of its officers made public statements containing material
omissions or misrepresentations which created the misleading impression that the
Company's revenues and earnings were on target with market forecasts and
consequently artificially inflated the market price of the shares of the
Company's common stock. The complaints allege violations of Sections 10(b) and
20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated
thereunder. The complaints seek unspecified damages allegedly incurred as a
result of the decline in the market price of the shares of the Company's common
stock after the Company announced on December 17, 1999 that it expected lower
fourth quarter earnings per share as compared with market forecasts.
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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.
LASON, INC.
(Registrant)
By /s/ William J. Rauwerdink
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William J. Rauwerdink,
Date: January 5, 2000 Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Secretary
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