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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): December 8, 1997
COMPUCOM SYSTEMS, INC.,
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-14371 38-2363156
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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10100 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75231
(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)
(214) 265-3600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 8, 1997, ClientLink, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company,
issued the following press release:
CLIENTLINK, INC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, December 8, 7:59 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
ClientLink, Inc. Files Registration Statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BUSINESS WIRE)--DEC. 8, 1997 -- ClientLink, Inc. ("ClientLink")
announced that it filed a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of shares of its common
stock. The offering is to be made through an underwriting syndicate managed by
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, LLC and Lehman Brothers, Inc.
ClientLink, headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., designs, develops and implements
customized information technology solutions for large businesses. ClientLink is
a majority-owned subsidiary of CompuCom Systems, Inc., a leading provider of
network integration services and distributed desktop products for large
corporate customers nationwide.
The offering is expected to include an as yet undetermined number of shares to
be sold for the accounts of existing stockholders of ClientLink, including
CompuCom. The total size of the offering and the price will not be definitively
established until the commencement of the offering, which is expected to be
February 1998.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These
securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time
the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any State in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such State. A preliminary prospectus relating
to the offering may be obtained from The Robinson-Humphrey Company, LLC, 3333
Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, Ga., 30326.
CompuCom Systems, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading provider of
network integration services and distributed desktop products for large
corporate customers nationwide. CompuCom's services include: LAN/WAN projects,
consulting and asset tracking; network management, help desk and field
engineering; procurement, configuration, distribution and software management.
CompuCom is accessible via the Internet at http://www.compucom.com.
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Contact:
ClientLink, Inc.
James H. Hamilton, 770/663-3900
or
CompuCom Systems, Inc.
M. Lazane Smith, 972/656-3755
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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.
COMPUCOM SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: December 8, 1997 By: /s/ M. Lazane Smith
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M. Lazane Smith,
Senior Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
