UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 23, 1999
ABC-NACO INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Charter)
Delaware 0-2290 36-3498749
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(State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Identification No.
Incorporation of
Organization)
2001 Butterfield Road, Suite 502, Downers Grove, IL 60515
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(630) 852-1300
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(Registrant s Telephone Number, including area code)
ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
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Pursuant to resolutions adopted by its Board of Directors on
September 23, 1999, ABC-NACO Inc. (the "Company") changed its fiscal
year-end to December 31 from July 31. The principal reason for the
change was to align the Company's fiscal year-end with the fiscal
year-end periods of its major customers. The Company intends to file
a Form 10-Q quarterly report for the fiscal quarter ending October 31,
1999 and a Form 10-K transition report for the five-month transition
period from August 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
ABC-NACO INC.
By: /s/ J.P. Singsank
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J. P. Singsank
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: September 24, 1999
