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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): August 6, 1997
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BRIGHTPOINT, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-23494 35-1778566
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
6402 Corporate Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46278
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (317) 297 - 6100
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 7, 1997, Brightpoint, Inc. (the "Company") announced that
the registration statement relating to the public offering of up to 5,100,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock (including 2,300,000 shares offered by
certain stockholders of the Company) at $30.00 per share was declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
99 - Press Release dated August 7, 1997.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
BRIGHTPOINT, INC.
By: /s/ Phillip A. Bounsall
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Phillip A. Bounsall
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 7, 1997.
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EXHIBIT 99
BRIGHTPOINT, INC. CONSUMMATES PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK
Indianapolis -- August 7, 1997 -- BRIGHTPOINT, INC. (NASDAQ: CELL)
announced today that it consummated at $30.00 per share its public offering of
2,200,000 shares of Common Stock by the Company and an additional 2,100,000
and 200,000 shares of Common Stock on behalf of Robert Picow and Joseph Forer,
respectively. Messrs. Picow and Forer are the former stockholders of Allied
Communications, Inc. and affiliated companies, which the Company acquired in
June 1996 in a pooling-of-interests transaction. The U.S. Offering is being
managed by Merrill Lynch & Co., Cowen & Company, UBS Securities LLC and Sands
Brothers & Co., Ltd. The International Offering is being managed by Merrill
Lynch International, Cowen International L.P., UBS Limited and Sands Brothers
& Co., Ltd.
Brightpoint is a leading provider of distribution and value-added
logistics services to the wireless communications industry. The Company
facilitates the effective and efficient distribution of wireless handsets and
related accessories from leading manufacturers to network operators, agents,
resellers, dealers and retailers in the wireless communications market.
