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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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)
AUGUST 15, 2000
COURIER CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
MASSACHUSETTS
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-7597 04-2502514
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(Commission file number) (IRS employer identification number)
15 WELLMAN AVENUE, NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 01863
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(978) 251-6000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On August 15, 2000, Courier Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dover
Publications, Inc., a privately held New York publisher of special-interest
books, for $39 million in cash. The Company currently expects to complete the
acquisition by September 30, 2000.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release of Courier Corporation, dated
August 15, 2000.
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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.
Date: August 28, 2000 By: /S/ Robert P. Story, Jr.
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Name: Robert P. Story, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 Press Release of Courier Corporation, dated August 15, 2000.
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