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UNITED STATES
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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 Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 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 10, 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 11, 1997
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1 Press release of March 10, 1997 1
Exhibit 1
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Larry W. Sayre
Vice President - Finance & CFO
Telephone: (316) 663-5551
Hutchinson, Kansas, March 10, 1997 ---- COLLINS
INDUSTRIES, INC. (Nasdaq: "COLL") announced today that
it was unable to reach a definitive agreement with The
Braun Corporation to sell certain assets of the
Company's wheelchair lift product line. The Company
said that it is continuing to sell its wheelchair lift
products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mobile
Tech Corporation.
Wheelchair lift products have historically represented
approximately three percent (3%) of the Company's
consolidated sales and have not contributed to the
Company's net earnings in recent years.
Separately, the Company said that it is now receiving
regularly scheduled deliveries of Ford and Chevrolet
chassis. On February 7, 1997, the Company reported
that its second fiscal quarter ending April 30,
1997 would be impacted due to Ford's shutdown of its
Lorain, Ohio production plant. The Company now expects
normal delivery of chassis for the balance of the
fiscal year and in the forseeable future.
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.
