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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): April 26, 2000
ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
CANADA
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-3677 INAPPLICABLE
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Commission File Number (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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1188 SHERBROOKE STREET WEST, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA H3A 3G2
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(Address of principal executive offices, including postal code)
(514) 848-8000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The information set forth in the press release issued by Alcan
Aluminium Limited dated April 21, 2000, attached hereto as Exhibits
99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Alcan Aluminium Limited, dated April 21, 2000.
99.2 Cautionary Statement for purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED
By /S/ SERGE FECTEAU
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Serge Fecteau
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Date: April 26, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
(99.1) Press release of Alcan Aluminium Limited dated April 21, 2000.
(99.2) Cautionary statement for purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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EXHIBIT NO. 99.1: PRESS RELEASE OF ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED, DATED APRIL 21,
2000
MONTREAL, CANADA - APRIL 21, 2000 - Alcan Aluminium Limited (NYSE,TSE : AL)
advises that the applicable waiting period under U.S. antitrust regulations
with respect to the proposed Alcan-algroup merger has expired. Consequently,
there is no U.S. antitrust regulatory barrier to proceeding with the
transaction. The proposed Alcan-algroup merger has already received approval
from the European Commission, subject to a number of conditions as stated in
their March 14th 2000 decision.
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MEDIA RELATIONS INVESTOR RELATIONS
Marc Osborne Alan G. Brown
(514) 848-1342 (514) 848-8368
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EXHIBIT NO. 99.2: CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR"
PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
Written or oral statements made by Alcan or its representatives, including
statements set forth in Alcan's press release issued on April 21, 2000, which
describe the Company's or management's objectives, projections, estimates,
expectations or predictions of the future may be "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "estimates,"
"anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon. The Company
cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty and that the Company's actual results could differ materially from
those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements or could affect
the extent to which a particular projection is realized.
Important factors which could cause the Company's actual performance to differ
materially from projections or expectations included in forward-looking
statements include global aluminum supply and demand conditions, aluminum ingot
prices and changes in other raw materials costs and availability, cyclical
demand and pricing within the principal markets for the Company's products,
changes in government regulations, particularly those affecting environmental,
health or safety compliance, economic developments and other factors within the
countries in which the Company operates or sells its products and other factors
relating to the Company's ongoing operations including, but not limited to,
litigation, labour negotiations and fiscal regimes.
Copies of the Company's filings may be obtained by contacting the Company or
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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