UNITED STATES
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): March 11, 1997
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Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 0-23804 94-3196943
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) file number) Identification No.)
4637 Chabot Drive, Suite 200, Pleasanton, CA 94588
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (510)460-9912
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Item 5. Other Events
On March 11, 1997, Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. announced the
completion of two acquisitions in a press release excerpted below:
SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THE ISOMETRIC
GROUP AND PATRICK BELLION, S.A.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pleasanton, CA -- A subsidiary of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the
"Company") completed the purchase of three Canadian companies and a related
U.S. company, known as the Isometric Group, which manufacture and
distribute a line of mechanical anchors and other related products. The
acquisition price is approximately $7.3 million in cash plus an earnout
based on future sales increases. In addition, another of the Company's
subsidiaries completed the purchase, for approximately $1.7 million in
cash, of the remaining 66% of the equity of Patrick Bellion, S.A.
("Bellion"), a French manufacturer of connector products. Bellion is now a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. These two acquisitions extend the
Company's products and distribution in North America and continental
Europe.
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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.
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
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(Registrant)
DATE: March 21, 1997 By /s/ Stephen B. Lamson
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Stephen B. Lamson
Chief Financial Officer
