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
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 25, 2001
Kronos Incorporated
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Massachusetts
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-20109 04-2640942
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
297 Billerica Road
Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(978) 250-9800
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Kronos Incorporated (the "Registrant") is filing this Current Report on
Form 8-K for the purpose of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as an exhibit hereto the Registrant's press release, dated October 25, 2001,
announcing the declaration of a 3-for-2 stock split of the Registrant's Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), in the form of a 50%
Common Stock dividend. The Common Stock dividend will be paid on or about
November 15, 2001 to all holders of record as of the close of business on
November 5, 2001 (the "Record Date").
The Registrant will not issue fractional shares of Common Stock in
connection with the stock split and any holder of Common Stock who would
otherwise be entitled to a fractional share will be paid an amount equal to the
value of such fractional share interest based on the last reported sale price
per share (at the 4:00 p.m. eastern standard time end of regular trading hours)
of the Common Stock on the Record Date on the Nasdaq National Market.
A copy of the Press Release issued in connection with the declaration of a
3-for-2 stock split in the form of a 50% Common Stock dividend is attached to
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
Not Applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated October 25, 2001, issued in connection with
the declaration of a 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a 50%
Common Stock dividend.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
KRONOS INCORPORATED
Date: October 26, 2001 By: /s/ Paul A. Lacy
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Paul A. Lacy
Vice President, Administration
Treasurer and Clerk
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated October 25, 2001, issued in connection with
the declaration of a 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a 50%
Common Stock dividend.
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