SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): OCTOBER 14, 1997
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SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
PENNSYLVANIA 1-4416 23-1116110
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file number) (IRS employer
of incorporation) identification no.)
101 GREENWOOD AVENUE, SUITE 470, JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19046
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(215) 517-2000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 9. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
On October 14, 1997, SPS Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") issued 2,890
shares of its common stock, par value $.50 per share (the "SPS Shares"), to
certain employees of Mohawk Europa Limited, an Irish corporation ("Mohawk") who
are participants in Mohawk's Employee Participation Scheme (the "Scheme") and to
the Trustee of the Scheme. The SPS Shares were issued in exchange for an
aggregate of 87,404 shares of the common stock of Mohawk at a valuation of
$44.61 per SPS Share. The transaction was exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by virtue of Rule
903(c)(2) promulgated thereunder, as a sale made in an offshore transaction
satisfying the requirements of said Rule. The issuance of the SPS Shares was
made in connection with the acquisition by the Company of the common stock of
Mohawk on September 23, 1997.
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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.
SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ William M. Shockley
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Name: William M. Shockley
Title: Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Controller
DATE: October 17, 1997
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