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
Commission file Number 0-17536
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 22, 1997
SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 16-1091535
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2749 LOCKPORT ROAD, P.O. BOX 396, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (716) 284-0431
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since
last report)
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Item 5. Other
(a) On July 22, 1997, the registrant issued a press release
indicating that it is challenging a $1 million patent
infringement jury verdict returned against the registrant in the
United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The
infringement was alleged to have occurred in 1993 and 1994 at a
project in New York. The patent expired in June 1994. The
registrant said that it disagrees with the jury's verdict both as
to the validity of the patent in suit and the finding of
infringement. The registrant said that it is analyzing the
impact of the verdict and may record a charge for the second
quarter.
Item 7. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits.
(99) Text of press release dated July 22, 1997
announcing the challenging of a patent infringement jury verdict
against registrant.
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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 behalf of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Date: July 22, 1997 By /s/ William J. McDermott
William J. McDermott
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT 99
Contact: William J. McDermott
Vice President-Finance
(716) 284-0431
For Immediate Release
SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CHALLENGING PATENT INFRINGEMENT VERDICT
Niagara Falls, NY, July 22, 1997 - Sevenson Environmental
Services, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS-SEVN) announced today that it is
challenging a $1 million verdict for patent infringement returned
against the Company by a federal court jury in Delaware. The
infringement was alleged to have occurred in 1993 and 1994 at a
project in New York. The patent expired in June, 1994. The
Company said that it disagrees with the jury's verdict both as to
the validity of the patent and the finding of infringement. The
Company is analyzing the impact of the verdict and may record a
charge for the second quarter.
Sevenson provides a comprehensive range of field services for the
remediation of sites and facilities contaminated by hazardous
materials. The Company, which is headquartered in Niagara Falls,
New York, operates in the United States and Canada. Since
entering the site remediation business in 1979, the Company has
performed over 600 projects including projects at the Love Canal
and 60 other Superfund sites.
Corporate Headquarters: Niagara Falls, NY
(716) 284-0431
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