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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
August 31, 2000
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
ACT Manufacturing, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 0-25560 04-2777507
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
2 Cabot Road
Hudson, Massachusetts 01749
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(978) 567-4000
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Exhibit Index Located on Page 4
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Item 5. Other Events.
On August 31, 2000, ACT Manufacturing, Inc. (the "Company") completed the
acquisition of all the issued shares of Bull Electronics Angers ("BEA") for a
purchase price of approximately $56.6 million in cash, plus a working capital
adjustment of approximately $50.0 million based on the August 31, 2000 closing
balance sheet of BEA which will be prepared no later than November 30, 2000.
Prior to the closing, BEA spun out its printed circuit board fabrication
business to a separate subsidiary of Bull.
The Company's press release announcing the closing of the acquisition is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
The following financial statements and exhibits are filed as part of this
report, where indicated:
(a) The Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the related Statement of
Revenues, Direct and Certain Allocated Costs and Expenses of BEA for
the year ended December 31, 1999 are incorporated by reference to the
Company's Form S-3 Registration Statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2000, as amended (File No. 333-
41406). See historical financial statements, pages F-85 through F-98
in the Form S-3 Registration Statement.
(b) The Company's Pro Forma Financial Information is incorporated by
reference to the Company's Form S-3 Registration Statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2000, as amended
(File No. 333-41406). See unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements, pages 20 through 26 in the Form S-3 Registration
Statement.
(c) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. Description
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23.1 Independent Auditors' Consent
99.1 Press release dated September 6, 2000
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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.
Date: September 8, 2000 By: /s/ John A. Pino
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John A. Pino
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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23.1 Independent Auditors' Consent
99.1 Press release dated September 6, 2000.
