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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): June 5, 1997
ACT MANUFACTURING, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 0-25560 04-2777507
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
108 Forest Avenue
Hudson, Massachusetts 01749
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(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 562-1200
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On June 5, 1997, ACT Manufacturing, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of
which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 Press Release of the Company dated June 5, 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 hereunto duly authorized.
ACT MANUFACTURING, INC.
June 17, 1997
By:/s/ Douglass C. Greenlaw
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Douglass C. Greenlaw
Vice President of Finance and
Administration and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description Page
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99.1 Press Release of the Company 5
dated June 5, 1997
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NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Douglass C. Greenlaw
ACT Manufacturing, Inc.
508-562-8046
ACT MANUFACTURING, INC.
TO ACQUIRE ATLANTA BASED
CONTRACT MANUFACTURER
HUDSON, MASS., JUNE 5, 1997 - ACT Manufacturing, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACTM) today
announced that the company has agreed to acquire Electronic Systems
International, a division of ESI Acquisition Corporation. Electronic Systems
International (ESI) is based in Norcross, Georgia, and is a leading contract
electronics manufacturer to customers throughout the southeastern United States.
Annual sales are currently $15-20 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, ACT will acquire the assets of ESI in exchange
for 190,546 shares of ACT common stock. The transaction will be accounted for
under the purchase method of accounting and is expected to be completed in June
1997. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
John A. Pino, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACT Manufacturing, Inc.
said, "The acquisition of ESI is an important first step in the expansion of our
North American business. Founded in 1978, ESI is the leading contract
manufacturer in the Atlanta, Georgia, area and has extensive expertise and
experience in providing full service manufacturing for printed circuit board
assembly operations.
Mr. Pino went on to add, "The southeastern United States market provides many
exciting opportunities for us, and the addition of ESI strengthens our ability
to bring high quality, value-added contract manufacturing services to our
existing and future customers in this geography."
ESI provides all aspects of turnkey contract electronic and electro-mechanical
manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) for the
production of printed circuit board assemblies, electronic subsystems and "box
build" products. The company offers its customers a comprehensive electronic
manufacturing solution for products requiring low to medium volume assembly and
a high level of performance reliability in the medical and industrial
manufacturing markets--two of ACT's primary markets.
ACT Manufacturing, Inc., a leading contract manufacturer headquartered in
Hudson, Massachusetts, supplies emerging and major original equipment
manufacturers in the computing, telecom, networking, medical and industrial
markets with printed circuit board assemblies, cable and harness assemblies,
electro-mechanical sub-assemblies and total system assembly and integration.
