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): July 24, 1998
BONTEX, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 0-5200 22-1427551
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
One Bontex Drive
Buena Vista, Virginia 24416-1500
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (540) 261-2181
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Bontex, Inc. has announced that its common stock has been approved for
listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, effective with the opening of business on
July 24, 1998, under the symbol "BOTX."
Bontex common stock previously traded on the Nasdaq National Market,
which recently adopted new public float requirements, with which the Company's
common stock does not comply. As a result, Bontex has transferred its common
stock listing to the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. Although the Company does not
anticipate any problems, there can be no assurance that the removal of Bontex
common stock from the Nasdaq National Market or the relisting of the common
stock on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market will not affect the trading and price of
Bontex common stock.
Bontex is a leading global manufacturer of elastomeric wet web
impregnated fiberboard products used by the footwear, headwear, luggage,
leathergoods, and automotive industries. The Company maintains corporate
headquarters and manufacturing facilities at Bontex, Inc., USA, One Bontex
Drive, Buena Vista, Virginia, and at Bontex SA, Stembert, Belgium; a
distribution and converting facility at Bontex Italia, Verona, Italy; and
distribution subsidiaries, Bontex de Mexico, SA de CV, in Leon, Mexico, and
Bontex Hong Kong in Hong Kong. Bontex also maintains a network of liaison
offices and distributors globally to market Bontex products.
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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.
BONTEX, INC.
By s/David A. Dugan
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David A. Dugan
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Date: July 24, 1998
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