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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
AUGUST 26, 1996
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
SCHAWK, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant
as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
1-9335
(Commission File Number(s))
36-2545354
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1695 RIVER ROAD
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
(Address of principal executive office)
60018
(Zip Code)
847/827-9494
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Exhibit Index appears on page 4.
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The Registrant has announced that it has completed the acquisition of
Converterscan, a supplier of digitally imaged products headquartered in
Stanford, Connecticut. As part of the transaction, Schawk acquired 100 percent
of the stock of Converterscan, a privately owned company with 1995 revenues of
approximately $5 million. ConverterScan's operations will be merged into the
Registrant's existing Atlanta, Georgia Company, LSI/Atlanta.
This intended acquisition has been deemed not to be "significant" as
defined by Instruction 4 to Item 2 of the Form 8-K. Further details of this
development are contained in the press release of the Registrant dated August
26, 1996 and attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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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.
SCHAWK, INC.
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(Registrant)
/s/ David A. Schawk
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
/s/ Marie Meisenbach Graul
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Public
Information Officer and Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT A. Registrant's Press Release Dated August 26, 1996 Page 5
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EXHIBIT A.
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 1996
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Marie Meisenbach Graul
Chief Financial Officer
Schawk, Inc. (847) 827-9494
SCHAWK, INC. ACQUIRES CONVERTERSCAN
Des Plaines, IL -- August 26, 1996 -- Schawk, Inc. (NYSE-SGK), a
leading imaging and information services and plastics manufacturing company,
announced today that it has completed the acquisition of ConverterScan, a
privately-owned company with 1995 revenues of $5 million. ConverterScan is a
nationally recognized supplier of digitally imaged products for the packaging
market.
"I am pleased that ConverterScan is now a part of the Schawk Family of
Companies," said David A. Schawk, Chief Executive Officer of Schawk. "This
acquisition is consistent with the strategic objective of expanding Schawk's
position as a leading provider of imaging products and services for our
multinational clients and to take advantage of consolidation opportunities
which are occurring within the imaging market."
Mr. Schawk added, "ConverterScan brings additional clients and will
enhance the product mix available to our existing clients. In order to affect
greater efficiencies and technical expertise, the Company will be merging
ConverterScan's Stamford, Connecticut and Atlanta, Georgia operations into
Schawk's existing Atlanta Company, LSI/Atlanta."
Schawk, Inc.'s Imaging and Information Technologies Group is a leader
in the imaging industry, providing a complete line of premium imaging services
and products for food, beverage and consumer products packaging as well as
related marketing and advertising materials, art production design services and
the management of customer' electronic data files. Through its Plastics Group,
Schawk is a global manufacturer of filtration devices and thermoformed
packaging for the healthcare, automotive, consumer and industrial markets.
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