-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JU6OsiKwQfCzl4FQWt7xtaJQY4LiAoHuxAco+jTuG4G7Kwf+xl9Om6rukKnRZuIy 6MLWSV23PKNPjT+4JT/GcA== 0000912057-02-035732.txt : 20020917 0000912057-02-035732.hdr.sgml : 20020917 20020917134219 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000912057-02-035732 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020830 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20020917 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QUIXOTE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000032870 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089] IRS NUMBER: 362675371 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08123 FILM NUMBER: 02765711 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE E WACKER DR STREET 2: STE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60601 BUSINESS PHONE: 3124676755 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60601 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19800815 8-K 1 a2089408z8-k.htm 8-K
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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: August 30, 2002

QUIXOTE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 0-7903

DELAWARE   36-2675371
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
 
60601
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number including area code: (312) 467-6755


ITEM 1 - 4. Not Applicable.


ITEM 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

        On August 30, 2002, the registrant's wholly-owned subsidiary, Energy Absorption Systems, Inc., acquired certain assets including the Dura-Post® delineation product line from The Line Connection Inc., of Sacramento, California. The assets acquired will be incorporated by the registrant into its Protect and Direct segment. The purchase price of approximately $500,000 was paid in cash, subject to certain holdbacks. There is no material relationship between the registrant and The Line Connection Inc. or any of its affiliates.

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        Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this report are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such statements, including the risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2001, under the caption "Forward-Looking Statements" in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, which discussion is incorporated herein by this reference.


ITEM 6 - 7. Not Applicable.

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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.

  QUIXOTE CORPORATION

DATE: September 16, 2002
/s/  DANIEL P. GOREY      
DANIEL P. GOREY
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Chief Financial & Accounting Officer)

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