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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2000
AmeriSource Health Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-27835-01 23-2546940
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
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P.O. Box 959
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(610) 727-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On December 7, 2000, AmeriSource Health Corporation announced that it has
offered and priced a new issue of $250 million of Convertible Subordinated Notes
due 2007 in a private placement. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit
99.1 to this Report.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated December 7, 2000
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AMERISOURCE HEALTH CORPORATION
December 7, 2000 By: /s/ George L. James III
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George L. James III
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Exhibit
99.1 Press Release dated December 7, 2000
