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
March 24, 1997
Mallinckrodt Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 1-483 36-1263901
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
7733 Forsyth Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105-1820
(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP Code)
Registrant's telephone number, (314) 854-5200
including area code
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Item 5. Other Events
A press release was issued March 24, 1997. The relevant portion of
the text of that release was as follows:
MALLINCKRODT ADDS THREE MORE SUPPLY AGREEMENTS TO ITS RELATIONSHIP
WITH PREMIER, INC.'S, 1,800 HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS
ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 24, 1997 -- Mallinckrodt Inc. (NYSE:MKG)
announced today that it has entered into three additional supply
agreements with the 1,800 owner hospitals and affiliates of Premier,
Inc., the largest healthcare alliance in the United States. The
five-year agreements, effective May 1, cover endotracheal tubes,
tracheostomy tubes and temperature monitoring systems. Mallinckrodt
already supplies Premier members with a variety of contrast media for
use with X-ray and other imaging technologies. Beginning April 1,
Mallinckrodt will also become the sole supplier for
radiopharmaceuticals and related products.
"We are delighted once again to be able to expand our
relationship with Premier owners and affiliates," said C. Ray Holman,
chairman and chief executive officer of Mallinckrodt. "We are
committed to help all Premier members by delivering quality products
and services that reduce the cost of healthcare. We believe our
long-term partnership with Premier will transcend the customary
vendor-buyer relationship."
Mallinckrodt is an international growth company serving
specialty markets in human healthcare and chemicals. Dedicated to
improving healthcare and chemistry, the company is a major producer
of diagnostic imaging agents, medical devices, analgesic
pharmaceuticals, catalysts, and laboratory and microelectronic
chemicals. The St. Louis, Missouri-based company, with fiscal 1996
net sales of $2.2 billion, sells more than 2,000 products in more
than 100 countries. Mallinckrodt employs about 10,400 people
worldwide. The Mallinckrodt web site address is
(www.mallinckrodt.com).
Premier, Inc., resulted in early 1996 from the merger of the
former American Healthcare Systems, Inc. (AmHS), based in San Diego,
Calif.; SunHealth Alliance, Inc., based in Charlotte, N. C.; and
Premier Health Alliance, Inc., based in Chicago, Ill. The new
Premier continues to maintain major offices in these locations and in
Washington, D. C., to serve its 250 owners and the 700 hospitals and
healthcare facilities they operate, and approximately 1,100 other
affiliated hospital and healthcare organizations. Group purchasing
of supplies, pharmaceuticals and equipment is one of the major
programs Premier operates to support its owners' and affiliates'
efforts to hold down healthcare costs, improve quality and stay ahead
of advances in clinical knowledge, technology and market changes such
as managed care. Premier also operates substantial units that
provide insurance, clinical equipment services and technology
assessment services, benchmarking and re-engineering support,
comparative databases and other decision-support services, and
extensive consulting and on-site support in areas from process and
performance improvement to managed care and marketing and information
technology management.
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Mallinckrodt Inc.
ROGER A. KELLER
Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel
DATE: March 24, 1997
