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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
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 17, 1996
PITT-DES MOINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1-5259 25-0729430
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
incorporation) File Number Identification No.)
3400 Grand Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15225
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(412) 331-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference,
is a copy of the Company's press release dated September 17, 1996
which reported that the Company entered a plea of not guilty to the
two count misdemeanor indictment served on August 23, 1996 by the
United States Department of Justice regarding the accident on
November 3, 1993, at the U.S. Postal Service building site in
Chicago, Illinois.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated September 17, 1996 (filed herewith)
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
PITT-DES MOINES, INC.
By: /s/ R. A. Byers
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R. A. Byers
Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: September 18, 1996
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
99.1 Press Release dated September 17, 1996
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Exhibit 99.1
PITT-DES MOINES, INC.
3400 Grand Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15225
412-331-3000 FAX: 412-331-7403
Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. (PDM (R)) is a diversified engineering and construction
company that also processes and distributes a broad range of carbon steel
products. PDM has three business segments: the Engineered Construction
Division, Steel Construction and Steel Service Centers. PDM has sales offices
and plant facilities located primarily in the United States.
NEWS RELEASE
For further information, contact: T. R. Lloyd, General Counsel and Secretary
or R. A. Byers, Vice President Finance and Treasurer
PITT-DES MOINES, INC. PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO INDICTMENT
PITTSBURGH, PA, September 17, 1996 -- Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. (AMEX: PDM) today
reported that the Company entered a plea of not guilty to the two count
misdemeanor indictment served on August 23, 1996 by the United States Department
of Justice regarding the accident on November 3, 1993 at the U.S. Postal Service
building site in Chicago.
The Company has demanded a jury trial at which it believes it will be found not
guilty of the alleged violations of OSHA regulations regarding erection of the
structural steel on the project.
Two workers, one of them a PDM employee, were killed in the accident and five
others were injured. Our sympathies remain with the workers involved and their
families.
PDM provides safe work sites for its employees and subcontractors. It has always
been our policy to adhere to all OSHA and other regulations regarding workplace
safety. We continue to maintain an on-going, aggressive safety program at all of
our job sites.
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