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UNITED STATES
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): May 2, 2000
BUSH INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-8884 16-0837346
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(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction Number) Identification
of incorporation) No.)
One Mason Drive
P.O. Box 460
Jamestown, New York 14702-0460
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants's telephone number, including area code: (716) 665-2000
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Bush Industries, Inc. (the "Registrant"), entered into an amendment (the
"Fifth Amendment"), dated as of May 2, 2000, to that certain Credit and
Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 26, 1997, as amended (the "Credit
Agreement"), with The Chase Manhattan Bank, as administrative agent and as a
lender, Mellon Bank, N.A., as co-agent and as a lender, and certain other banks.
The Fifth Amendment modified the amount of money the Company can borrow from an
aggregate $175,000,000 to an aggregate $210,000,000.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
10.1 Fifth Amendment, dated as of May 2, 2000, to the Credit and
Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 26, 1997.
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SIGNATURES
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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.
BUSH INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: June 5, 2000 By: /s/ Robert L. Ayres
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Robert L. Ayres
Executive Vice President,
Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
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