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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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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):
November 14, 2002
IONICS, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-7211
Massachusetts
(State of incorporation)
04-2068530
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
65 Grove Street, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 926-2500
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 14, 2002, Ionics, Incorporated (the "Company")
submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission the
certifications by its Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
relating to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2002, filed on November 14, 2002.
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SIGNATURES
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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.
Dated: November 14, 2002 IONICS, INCORPORATED
By: /s/Stephen Korn
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Stephen Korn
Vice President and
General Counsel
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