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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): 09-15-94
AMERON, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-9102 77-0100596
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
245 South Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, California 91101
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (818) 683-4000
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Item 5 OTHER EVENTS
The attached announcement was released to the news media on
September 15, 1994.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Acct of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
AMERON, INC.
Date: Septebmer 15, 1994 By: /s/ Javier Solis
Senior Vice President and
Secretary
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NEWS RELEASE
AMERON
Corporate Office September 15, 1994
Contact: Dan Stracner For Immediate Release
(818) 683-4040,, ext. 711
Pasadena, Calif. - Ameron, Inc. (NYSE) announced today that the
U.S. District Court for Arizona has dismissed a $146.7 million
lawsuit filed in 1992 against Ameron and two other companies by the
Central Arizona Water Conservation District in connection with six
siphon pipelines installed as part of the Central Arizona Project
from 1975 to 1980.
Ameron manufactured large-diameter prestressed concrete pipe for
the siphons, which provide water from the Colorado River for
municipal, industrial and agricultural use in the region from Lake
Havasu to the Mexican border, including the metropolitan areas of
Phoenix and Tucson. The legal action was filed after corrosion was
discovered in some pipe sections.
In a 31 page opinion, District Judge Robert C. Broomfield ordered
the lawsuit terminated and judgment entered in favor of Ameron and
its co-defendants. James S. Marlen, president and chief executive
officer of Ameron, called the judgment "very positive news for
Ameron and its shareholders."
