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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) October 9, 1998
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Biochem International Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-10005 39-1272816
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
N7 W22025 Johnson Road, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (414) 542-3100
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 9, 1998, the registrant entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the registrant, Smiths
Industries, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Buyer"), BCI Merger Corp., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer, Smiths Industries plc, a
corporation organized under the laws of England and Wales, David H. Sanders,
individually, David H. Sanders, as Trustee of the David H. Sanders Revocable
Trust U/A dated April 9, 1982, and Ruth Dunbar Davee, as Successor Trustee of
the Ken M. Davee Trust U/A dated August 16, 1990.
The aggregate consideration to be received by the stockholders of the
registrant in connection with the merger will be $83,000,000. Based on the
registrant's current outstanding capitalization, the merger consideration will
provide a price of approximately $6.28 per share to the registrant's
stockholders. The merger consideration will be paid by Buyer entirely in cash.
The registrant is preparing to take the actions necessary to consummate
the merger in accordance with applicable laws and its governing documents,
including, without limitation, to call, give notice of, convene and hold a
meeting of its stockholders to consider and vote upon the approval and adoption
of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and to make
all required filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended. The registrant is currently preparing to file an Information
Statement and Notice of Appraisal Rights relating to the merger transaction with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
Provided that various conditions to the obligations of all of the
parties to the Merger Agreement to close the merger transaction will be
satisfied or waived, the meeting of the registrant's stockholders and the
closing of the merger transaction is currently expected to take place in late
November or early December of this year.
Additional detail relating to the terms and conditions of the Merger
Agreement will be provided to the registrant's stockholders in the Information
Statement and Notice of Appraisal Rights, which the registrant anticipates will
be filed with the SEC in preliminary form shortly.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
BIOCHEM INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Registrant)
DATE: October 14, 1998 By: /s/ David H.Sanders
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Name: David H. Sanders
Title: Chairman
