UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) October 7, 2004
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Viasystems, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 333-29727 43-177252
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
101 South Hanley Road, St. Louis MO 63105
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (314) 727-2087
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 8, 2004, Viasystems, Inc.'s parent company,
Viasystems Group, Inc., issued a press release announcing that it had received
gross proceeds of approximately $50 million for an aggregate of 5,555,555 shares
of its common stock purchased pursuant to a rights offering and a standby
commitment agreement with certain Viasystems Group stockholders to purchase
shares not subscribed for in the rights offering. Net proceeds of the offering
will be applied in the expansion of Viasystems' printed circuit board operations
in China. A copy of Viasystems Group, Inc.'s press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated October 8, 2004.
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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.
VIASYSTEMS, INC.
Date: October 8, 2004 By: /s/ David J. Webster
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Name: David J. Webster
Title: Chief Administrative Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release, dated October 8, 2004
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