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SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO RULE 901(d) OF REGULATION S-T
UNITED STATES
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): March 3, 1997
COLLINS INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-12619 43-0985160
Commission File Number (IRS Employer Identification No.)
421 East 30th Avenue, Hutchinson, Kansas 67502
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (316) 663-5551.
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
11022959
Item 5. Other Events.
Exhibit 1 - (Press Release of March 3, 1997) is hereby incorporated by
reference.
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.
COLLINS INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/Larry W. Sayre
Larry W. Sayre
Vice President - Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 10, 1997
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description Page
1 Press release of March 3, 1997 1
Exhibit 1
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Larry W. Sayre
Vice President - Finance & CFO
Telephone: (316) 663-5551
COLLINS DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
Hutchinson, Kansas, March 3, 1997 ---- COLLINS
INDUSTRIES, INC. (Nasdaq: "COLL") announced today that
the Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of
$.025 per share payable on March 14, 1997 to
shareholders of record on March 4, 1997.
The Company indicated that it intends to consider the
payment of regular dividends in March, June, September
and December of each year. The Company also said that
it intends to consider the payment of an additional
dividend in January of each year equal to twenty-five
percent (25%) of the net income of the previous fiscal
year (ending October 31) less the sum of any cash
dividends paid in March, June, September and December
of the previous calendar year. Payment of future
dividends is subject to results of operations,
limitations imposed by the Company's loan agreements
and applicable law.
Collins Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer
of ambulances, small school buses, commercial buses and
terminal trucks. The Company sells its products
throughout the United States and, to a lesser extent,
abroad.
