AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC
10-K405/A, 1995-04-07
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
                                      
                               Amendment No. 1
                                      to
                                  FORM 10-K

(X)      Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.

( )      Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934

                           Commission file no. 1-7088

                        AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC.
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            GEORGIA                                     58-1030529
    (State of Incorporation)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

           2100 RIVEREDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30328
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (404) 953-8300
             (Registrant's telephone number , including area code) 

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                Name of each exchange
Title of each class                             on which registered    
- -------------------                             -----------------------
Common Stock, $2 par value                      New York Stock Exchange
                                                
Common Stock Purchase Rights                    New York Stock Exchange

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                      None      

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES    NO X 
                                              ---   ---

The aggregate market value of the registrant's outstanding Common Stock,
$2.00  par value per share, held by non-affiliates of the registrant on March 7,
1995 was $166,476,006.

There were 10,662,801 shares of Common Stock outstanding on March 7, 1995.

                  DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's 1994 Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994, are incorporated by reference in Parts I and II hereof.
Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on April 26, 1995, are incorporated by reference in
Part III hereof.

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. [_X_]
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                                   SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

                        AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC.



                            BY:  /S/ Thomas R. Carmody
                               -------------------------------------
                                     Thomas R. Carmody
                                     Director, Chairman of the Board
                                     and Chief Executive Officer

                            DATE:     April 7, 1995
 
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
  Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
  registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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      SIGNATURE                              TITLE                                         DATE
  <S>                                      <C>                                        <C>                         
  * F. Duane Ackerman                      Director                                   April 7, 1995              
  --------------------------------                                                    
  F. Duane Ackerman



  *John E Aderhold                         Director                                   April 7, 1995
  --------------------------------                                                    
  John E. Aderhold



  /S/ W. J. Biggers                        Director                                   April 7, 1995
  --------------------------------                                                    
  W. J. Biggers


  /S/ Thomas R. Carmody                    Director,                                  April 7, 1995
  --------------------------------                                                         
  Thomas R. Carmody                        Chairman of the Board
                                           and Chief Executive Officer

    /S/ Henry Curtis VII                   Director                                   April 7, 1995
  --------------------------------
  Henry Curtis VII
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     SIGNATURE                             TITLE                          DATE
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<S>                               <C>                               <C>
* Herbert J. Dickson                     Director                   April 7, 1995
- -----------------------                                                                    
Herbert J. Dickson


/S/ Robert W. Gundeck                    Director                   April 7, 1995
- -----------------------                                                                    
Robert W. Gundeck



* Hollis L. Harris                       Director                   April 7, 1995     
- -----------------------                                                                    
Hollis L. Harris                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
* W. Stell Huie                          Director                   April 7, 1995     
- -----------------------                                                                    
W. Stell Huie                                                                         
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
* Thomas F. Keller                       Director                   April 7, 1995     
- -----------------------                                                                    
Thomas F. Keller                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
* G. Harold Northrop                     Director                   April 7, 1995     
- -----------------------                                                                    
G. Harold Northrop                                                                    
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
* Marvin E. Schmalzried                  Director                   April 7, 1995     
- -----------------------                                                                    
Marvin E. Schmalzried                                                                 
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
/S/ William C. Downer             Vice President-Finance            April 7, 1995     
- -----------------------           and Chief Financial                                      
William C. Downer                 and Accounting Officer
                                                        
                                  


* By:/S/ Dawn M. Gray
     ----------------   
     Dawn M. Gray,
     Attorney-in-Fact
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                        AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC.
                               INDEX OF EXHIBITS


                 Where an exhibit is filed by incorporation by reference to a
previously filed registration statement or report, such registration statement
or report is identified in parentheses.

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     EXHIBIT
     NUMBER               DESCRIPTION
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     <S>                  <C>
     3.1                  Articles of Incorporation (Exhibit 3(a), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
                          1989).

     3.2                  Restated Bylaws, as amended (Exhibit 3(b), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
                          31, 1990).

     4.1                  Note Agreement dated as of October 1, 1990 among the Company and the institutional investors listed on
                          Schedule I thereto, together with the form of 9.92% Senior Note to be used in connection therewith
                          (Exhibit 4, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990).

     4.2                  Note Agreement dated as of December 1, 1993 among the Company and the institutional investors listed on
                          Schedule I thereto, together with the form of 5.77% Senior Note to be used in connection therewith.

     4.3                  Form of Rights Agreement dated as of October 25, 1989 between the Company and Citizens and   Southern 
                          Trust Company (Georgia), N.A. (Exhibit 4, Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 25, 1989).

     4.4                  First Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of August 10, 1992 between the Company and Wachovia Bank
                          of North Carolina, N.A., as successor Rights Agent (Exhibit 4(c), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                          fiscal year ended December 31, 1992).

     10.1                 Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements:

                          (a)     Supplemental Retirement Income Plan (Exhibit 10(a), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal 
                                  year ended December 31, 1989).

                          (b)     Deferred Compensation Investment Plan (Directors) (Exhibit 10(b), Annual Report on   Form 10-K for
                                  the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989).

                          (c)     Deferred Compensation Investment Plan (Executives) (Exhibit 10(c), Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                                  the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989).

                          (d)     1981 Stock Option Plan (Exhibit 10(d), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year  ended
                                  December 31, 1989).

                          (e)     Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (Exhibit 10(e), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                                  year ended December 31, 1989).

                          (f)     American Business Products, Inc. Executive Retirement Plan dated September 14, 1992 (Exhibit
                                  10(h), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992).

                          (g)     1991 Stock Option Plan, and First Amendment thereto.
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                          (h)     Form of 1993 Directors Stock Incentive Plan.

10.2                      Agreement for the Purchase of Stock dated as of
                          September 21, 1990 by and among the Company, Edward
                          C.  Leavy, Edward C. Leavy, Executor under the will
                          of Jean L. Leavy, and James B. Kauffman relating to
                          the purchase of Jen-Coat, Inc. (Exhibit 2, Current
                          Report on Form 8-K, dated October 1, 1990).

10.3                      (a)     Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 1,
                                  1993 among the Company, Home Safety Equipment
                                  Co., Inc., and William Frederick Conway, Sr.,
                                  Betty Conway, Allen C. Conway, Winifred
                                  Conway Arledge, William Frederick Conway,
                                  Jr., Winifred B. Arledge, QSST Trust #1,
                                  Winifred B. Arledge, QSST Trust #2, Allen C.
                                  Conway, QSST Trust #1, Allen C. Conway, QSST
                                  Trust #2, Allen C. Conway, QSST Trust #3, and
                                  William Frederick Conway, Jr., QSST Trust #1,
                                  William Frederick Conway, Jr., QSST Trust #2
                                  (Exhibit 2, Current Report on Form 8-K dated
                                  September 13, 1993).

                          (b)     Non-Competition Agreement dated as of August
                                  10, 1993 by and among William Frederick
                                  Conway, Sr., Betty Conway, Allen C. Conway,
                                  Winifred Conway Arledge, Sol A. Arledge, and
                                  William Frederick Conway, Jr. and the Company
                                  (Exhibit 99.1, Current Report on Form 8-K,
                                  dated September 13, 1993).

*13                       Pages 14  through 27, and page 30 of the Company's
                          1994 Annual Report which are incorporated herein by
                          reference.

*21                       Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

*23                       Consent of Independent Auditors.

*24                       Power of Attorney.

 27                       Financial Data Schedule (For SEC use only)


* Previously filed

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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC. FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1994, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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