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): January 22, 1999 BERGEN BRUNSWIG CORPORATION ________________________________________________________________________________ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) New Jersey 1-5110 22-1444512 ________________ _____________ __________________ (State Or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction Of File Number) Identification No.) Incorporation) 4000 Metropolitan Drive, Orange, California 92868 _______________________________________________ ___________ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (714) 385-4000 Item 5. Other Events. On January 22, 1999, Bergen Brunswig Corporation completed its previously announced acquisition of the business of Stadtlander Drug Co., Inc., from Stadt Holdings Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Counsel Corporation. 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. BERGEN BRUNSWIG CORPORATION By: /s/ Milan A. Sawdei ________________________ Milan A. Sawdei Executive Vice President Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Date: January 25, 1999