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 21, 2000
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Snap-on Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-7724 39-0622040
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation Identification No.)
10801 Corporate Drive, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141-1430
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (262) 656-5200
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Item 5. Other Events
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On September 21, 2000, Snap-on Incorporated (the "Corporation") issued a press
release entitled "Snap-on Recalibrates Third-quarter and Full-year Performance
Expectations, Reaffirms Share Repurchase Program and Announces Launch of New Web
Site with Online E-catalog for Snap-on(R) Tools." The text of the press release
is filed herewith as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference. The press
release also contains cautionary statements identifying important factors that
could cause actual results of the Corporation to differ materially from those
described in any forward-looking statement of the Corporation.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
99 Press Release of Snap-on Incorporated, dated September 21, 2000.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Snap-on
Incorporated has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned duly authorized person.
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Date: September 21, 2000 By: /s/ N.T. Smith
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N.T. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer
And Controller
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