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): APRIL 2, 1998
CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
TEXAS 0-24068 76-0190827
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
5858 WESTHEIMER, SUITE 200
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77057
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (713) 787-0977
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On April 2, 1998, Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (the
"Company") announced the signing of a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire
Pride Printers, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99. The attached press release may contain forward
looking information. Readers are cautioned that such information involves risks
and uncertainties, including the possibility that events may occur which
preclude completion of pending or future acquisitions by the Company.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(A) EXHIBITS
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99 Press release of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. dated April 2, 1998,
related to the announcement of the signing of a nonbinding letter of
intent to acquire Pride Printers, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts.
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SIGNATURE
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.
CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ G. Christopher Colville
G. Christopher Colville
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
Date: April 3, 1998
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EXHIBIT 99
FOR: Consolidated Graphics, Inc.
APPROVED BY: Ronald E. Hale, Jr.
Vice President & Treasurer
(713) 787-0977
CONTACT: Betsy Brod/Jonathan Schaffer
Media: Stan Froelich/Eileen King
Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc.
(212) 850-5600
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS TO ACQUIRE PRIDE PRINTERS, INC.
OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
HOUSTON, TEXAS - April 2, 1998 -- Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:CGX)
today announced the signing of a letter of intent to acquire Pride Printers,
Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts. Pride Printers is a high-quality commercial
printer serving a wide variety of agency and corporate clients. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.
Pride Printers' co-founder and president, Walt Sheppard, will remain with
the company upon completion of the transaction, and co-owners Andy Arcadipane
and Chuck Loring will continue in their management and sales positions.
Regarding the announcement, Mr. Sheppard commented, "We chose to join
Consolidated Graphics because of their highly focused strategy and demonstrated
ability to support the growth plans of Pride Printers. Our customers and
employees will be pleased with the advantages Pride Printers gains from
combining our quality and service strengths with Consolidated Graphics'
operational and financial strengths."
Commenting on the acquisition, Consolidated Graphics' first acquisition in
the important Boston market, Joe R. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Consolidated Graphics, said, "Walt Sheppard, Andy Arcadipane, Chuck Loring
and the other skilled employees of Pride Printers have a well-deserved
reputation for providing superior customer service and quality printing. We are
pleased to have them joining our group of commercial printing companies,
companies with a similar commitment to service and quality."
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. is the fastest growing printing company in the
United States. A consolidator in a highly fragmented industry, the Company adds
value to its acquisitions through managerial and operational expertise,
financial strength and economies of scale. Upon completion of pending
acquisitions, Consolidated Graphics will have 36 companies with annualized
revenues in excess of $365 million.
This press release contains forward-looking statements which involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that could cause actual
results to materially differ from the results, performance or other expectations
implied by these forward-looking statements. Consolidated Graphics' expectations
regarding run-rate revenues assume, among other things, completion of pending
acquisitions, general economic conditions, continued demand for its product, the
availability of raw materials, retention of its key management and operating
personnel, as well as other factors detailed in Consolidated Graphics' filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
