-----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, H9mrkzk8McBaOu8G3EekV5xU+fSI+Q6EBP95PCzltoSjKUzL40FDSwGg+vjunbor 2WlekEapUHDq8kYuNWmxsQ== /in/edgar/work/20000905/0000920527-00-000023/0000920527-00-000023.txt : 20000922 0000920527-00-000023.hdr.sgml : 20000922 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000920527-00-000023 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000905 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000905 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PSS WORLD MEDICAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000920527 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [5047 ] IRS NUMBER: 592280364 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0329 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23832 FILM NUMBER: 716553 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4345 SOUTHPOINT BLVD STREET 2: STE 250 CITY: JACKSONVILLE STATE: FL ZIP: 32216 BUSINESS PHONE: 9043323000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4345 SOUTHPOINT BLVD STREET 2: STE 250 CITY: JACKSONVILLE STATE: FL ZIP: 32216 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHYSICIAN SALES & SERVICE INC /FL/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940318 8-K 1 0001.txt FORM 8-K PSS WORLD MEDICAL, INC. 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): September 1, 2000 PSS WORLD MEDICAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 0-23832 59-2280364 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 4345 Southpoint Boulevard Jacksonville, Florida 32216 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (904) 332-3000 N/A ------------------------------ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events. Fisher Scientific International, Inc. and PSS World Medical, Inc. Terminate Merger Agreement. On September 1, 2000, Fisher Scientific and PSS announced that the boards of directors of both companies have acted to terminate their merger agreement. A copy of the press release concerning the termination of the merger agreement is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release dated September 1, 2000. 2 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. PSS WORLD MEDICAL, inc. By: /s/ David A. Smith _________________________ David A. Smith Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dated: September 5, 2000 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Number Description 99.1 Press Release of PSS World Medical, Inc. dated September 1, 2000. Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fisher Scientific Contacts PSS World Medical Contact Media: Investors: Name: Gia L. Oei Name: David A. Smith Phone: (603) 929-2489 Phone: (904)332-3334 Investors: Name: Matthew E. Murphy Phone: (603) 929-2376 Fisher Scientific International, Inc. and PSS World Medical, Inc. Terminate Merger Agreement HAMPTON, N.H. and JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 1, 2000 -- Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (NYSE:FSH), the world leader serving science, and PSS World Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSSI), a leading specialty marketer and distributor of medical products, today announced that they have terminated by mutual consent the merger agreement for Fisher's acquisition of PSS. The boards of directors of each of the two companies have determined that the transaction is not in the best interest of their respective shareholders. As the world leader serving science, Fisher Scientific (www.fishersci.com) is the global source of laboratory supplies and equipment, e-commerce procurement technology and related services for research, healthcare, science education and occupational safety. Alchematrix Inc. (www.alchematrix.com), a business-to-business e-commerce subsidiary of Fisher Scientific, incorporates all of the capabilities and functionalities of fishersci.com, the world's largest and most comprehensive virtual marketplace for buying scientific supplies. PSS World Medical is a specialty marketer and distributor of medical products to physicians, alternate-site imaging centers, long-term care providers and hospitals through 110 service centers in all 50 states and five European countries. Since its inception in 1983, PSS has become a leader in the three market segments that it serves with a focused, market-specific approach to sales, marketing and customer service. -END- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----