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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 1, 2000
FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-10920 02-0451017
(Commission File No.) (IRS employer identification no.)
Liberty Lane, Hampton, New Hampshire 03842
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 258-0850
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ITEM 5: OTHER EVENTS
On September 1, 2000,
Fisher Scientific International Inc. ("Fisher") issued a press
release announcing that Fisher and PSS World Medical, Inc. had
terminated by mutual consent the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of June 21, 2000, among Fisher, PSS World Medical, Inc.
and FSI Merger Corporation. A copy of the press release issued by
Fisher is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated as a
reference herein.
ITEM 7: EXHIBITS
(c) The following document is filed as an exhibit hereto:
20.01 Press Release, dated September 1, 2000, issued by
Fisher Scientific International Inc.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange of 1934, the
company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL
INC.
By: /s/ Todd M. DuChene
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Name: Todd M. DuChene
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
Dated: September 5, 2000
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