UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------- FORM 8-K/A-1 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 3, 1996 BT OFFICE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-13858 13-3245865 - ---------------------------- ------------------------ -------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 2150 E. Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089-1877 ------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 793-7500 PAGE 1 OF 3 The undersigned Registrant hereby amends the following items of its Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 17, 1996 as set forth herein: Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (a) and (b) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired and Pro Forma Financial Information Subsequent to the Registrant's filing of the Form 8-K dated October 17, 1996 to report the October 3, 1996 acquisition of bax Burosysteme Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH ("Bax") in Germany, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted revisions to its rules concerning requirements for filing financial statements of significant businesses that have been acquired and pro forma financial information showing the effects of such acquisitions under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result of such revisions, the Registrant is no longer required to provide such financial statements and pro forma financial information for the Bax acquisition as previously indicated by Item 7 of the Registrant's Form 8-K. PAGE 2 OF 3 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. BT OFFICE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. /S/ John J. McKiernan By: _____________________________________ John J. McKiernan Vice President-Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary DATE: December 9, 1996 PAGE 3 OF 3