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): October 31, 2008
ABM Industries Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(Commission File
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Identification No.) |
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| 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300, New York, New York
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10176 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 297-0200
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(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On October 31, 2008, ABM Industries Incorporated (the “Company”), Amtech Lighting Services, Amtech
Lighting Services of the Midwest, and Amtech Lighting and Electrical Services, each of which is a
subsidiary of the Company (the Company and such subsidiaries collectively, the “Sellers”) completed
the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Sellers which relate to the Company’s lighting
business, excluding accounts receivable and certain other assets, to Sylvania Lighting Services
Corp .
The assets sold included customer contracts, facility leases, inventory and other assets, as well
as rights to the name “Amtech Lighting”. The consideration paid in connection with such sale was
approximately $33.9 million in cash, which included certain adjustments, payment to the Company of
$600,000 pursuant to a transition services agreement, and which is subject to certain post-closing
adjustments, and the assumption of certain liabilities under certain contracts and leases relating
to the period after the closing. A copy of the press release announcing the closing of such sale is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 which is incorporated into this item by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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Press Release issued by ABM Industries Incorporated, dated October 31, 2008. |