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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):
AUGUST 28, 1998 (AUGUST 27, 1998)
NORWOOD PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS, INC.
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
TEXAS 0-21800 74-2553074
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(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION FILE (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
INCORPORATION)
106 E. SIXTH STREET, SUITE 300
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
(512) 476-7100
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Investment bankers for FPK, LLC ("LLC") have advised LLC that,
due to a change in high yield market conditions, the placement of $100 million
principal amount of senior subordinated notes (the "Notes") could not be
effected at this time. The Notes constitute a portion of the financing that is a
condition to the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 15,
1998, as amended (the "Merger Agreement"), by and between LLC and Norwood
Promotional Products, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"). LLC has advised
the Company that LLC expects to secure the financing necessary to effectuate the
merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement in September 1998.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 28, 1998 NORWOOD PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS, INC.
By: /s/ JAMES P. GUNNING, JR.
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Name: James P. Gunning, Jr.
Title: Secretary, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
