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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): July 25, 2000
JLK DIRECT DISTRIBUTION INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 1-13059
PENNSYLVANIA 23-2896928
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
1600 TECHNOLOGY WAY
P.O. BOX 231
LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA 15650-0231
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (724) 539-5000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On July 24, 2000, Kennametal Inc. and all the directors of JLK Direct
Distribution Inc., an 83 percent-owned subsidiary of Kennametal Inc., were named
as defendants in civil action No. GD00-12565, filed in the Court of Common Pleas
in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. A copy of the complaint is filed herewith.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed in accordance with the provisions of Item 601
of Regulation S-K:
(c) Exhibits
(99) Additional Exhibits
99.1 Complaint in Civil Action filed in the Court of Common
Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on July 24, 2000.
Filed herewith.
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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.
JLK DIRECT DISTRIBUTION INC.
Date: July 25, 2000 By: /s/ DIANA L. SCOTT
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Diana L. Scott
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
