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):
April 1, 1999
CUNNINGHAM GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
New Jersey 0-24021 22-3561164
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
629 Grove Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number including area code: (201) 217-1990
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(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
On April 1, 1999, Cunningham Graphics International, Inc. (the "Company")
announced the completion of the acquisition of Goldhawk Reprographics Limited
and affiliates of London, England. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.
The attached press release may contain forward-looking information. Readers
are cautioned that such information involves risks and uncertainties, including
the possibility that events may occur which preclude completion of pending or
future acquisitions by the Company.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Exhibit
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99 Press release of Cunningham Graphics International, Inc. dated April
1, 1999, related to the completion of the acquisition of Goldhawk
Reprographics Limited and affiliates of London, England.
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.
Cunningham Graphics International, Inc.
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(Registrant)
Dated: April 13, 1999 By: /s/ Robert M. Okin
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Name: Robert M. Okin
Title: Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Robert Okin
Chief Financial Officer
201-217-1990 Ext. 305
Vince Daniels / John Nesbett
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
212-838-3777
Cunningham Graphics International Acquires Goldhawk Reprographics Limited
JERSEY CITY, NJ - April 1, 1999 - Cunningham Graphics International, Inc.
(NASDAQ NM: CGII) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of
Goldhawk Reprographics Limited and affiliates ("Goldhawk"), a full service
commercial printing company located in London, England.
Goldhawk is a high quality graphic communications company which operates
three production facilities in London. Services provided by the Company include:
graphic design, on demand color digital printing, high speed copying, bubble jet
printing, digital archiving, large format multi-color offset printing and
complete binding and fulfillment. Goldhawk also offers outsourcing and facility
management services.
Michael Cunningham, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cunningham
Graphics International, commented, "Goldhawk is a high tech printing company in
a strong market and has great growth potential. The acquisition of Goldhawk
complements our London based division, Roda Print, exceptionally well. This
acquisition will diversify our product offerings and allow us to offer our
clients complete digital and offset document solutions in the United Kingdom."
Management expects Goldhawk's 1999 revenue to be in excess of $6 million
and to be accretive to Cunningham Graphics International's 1999 earnings. Terms
of the transaction were not disclosed
Cunningham Graphics International is a leading consolidator in the graphic
communications industry. Goldhawk is the Company's fourth acquisition completed
this year.
Cunningham Graphics International provides time-sensitive graphic
communications services and outsourcing solutions to a blue chip client base.
The Company currently operates in select international markets through its
facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore and
Canada. Graphic communication services provided by the company include, digital
communications, document management, offset and digital printing, data output,
bindery, fulfillment and mailing services.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that could cause actual
results to materially differ from the results, performance or other expectations
implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause or
contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued demand
for its services, the availability of raw materials, the impact of competitive
services and pricing, risks in technology development, changing economic
conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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