SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2000
DEXTER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
CONNECTICUT 1-5542 06-0321410
(State of Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
ONE ELM STREET, WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT 06096
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
860-292-7675
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On June 20, 2000, Dexter Corporation (the "Company") announced that
the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Loctite Corporation (a
member of the Henkel Group) ("Loctite"), pursuant to which Loctite agreed
to buy the Company's Electronic Materials, Adhesives and Polymer Systems
businesses for $400 million in cash. A copy of the press release announcing
the execution of the definitive agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, between Dexter Corporation and
Loctite Corporation, dated as of June 20, 2000. The Company
will furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted schedules
to Exhibit 2.1 upon the request of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
99.1 Press release dated June 20, 2000, incorporated herein by
reference to the Schedule 14A of the Company filed with the
Commission on June 21, 2000.
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.
DEXTER CORPORATION
By: /s/ Kathleen Burdett
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Name: Kathleen Burdett
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 22, 2000
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit Name Page Number
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2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, between Dexter
Corporation and Loctite Corporation,
dated as of June 20, 2000.
