UNITED STATES
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 16, 2004
APOGENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Wisconsin
30 Penhallow Street
(603) 433-6131
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 16, 2004, Fisher Scientific International Inc. (Fisher) and Apogent Technologies Inc. (Apogent) amended and restated the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by them on March 17, 2004 (the Merger Agreement) to reflect certain technical changes made to the Merger Agreement. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Apogent shareholders will receive tax-free ..56 shares of Fisher common stock for each share of Apogent common stock they own. Upon completion of the transaction, Fishers stockholders would own approximately 57 percent of the combined company, and Apogents shareholders would own approximately 43 percent. The companies anticipate that the transaction will be completed in the third quarter of the 2004 calendar year.
The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the Merger Agreement attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Fisher Scientific International Inc., Fox Merger Corporation and Apogent Technologies Inc., dated as of March 17, 2004, as amended on April 16, 2004. |
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.
APOGENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | |
(Registrant) | |
By: /s/ MICHAEL K BRESSON | |
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Michael K Bresson |
Executive Vice President Administration, | |
General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: April 19, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Fisher Scientific International Inc., Fox Merger Corporation and Apogent Technologies Inc., dated as of March 17, 2004, as amended on April 16, 2004. |