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): June 23, 2004
APOGENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Wisconsin | 1-11091 | 22-2849508 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 30 Penhallow Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
03801 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(603) 433-6131
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Item 5. Other Events
On June 23, 2004, Apogent Technologies Inc. (“Apogent”) issued a press release announcing that the vote of Apogent stockholders on the pending merger with Fisher Scientific International Inc., presently scheduled for June 28, 2004, will be postponed. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 23, 2004, announcing that that the vote of Apogent stockholders on the pending merger with Fisher Scientific International Inc., presently scheduled for June 28, 2004, will be postponed. |
SIGNATURE
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) | ||||
| Date: June 24, 2004 |
By: |
/s/ Michael K. Bresson | ||
| Michael K. Bresson | ||||
| Executive Vice President – Administration, | ||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 23, 2004, announcing that that the vote of Apogent stockholders on the pending merger with Fisher Scientific International Inc., presently scheduled for June 28, 2004, will be postponed. |