SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
January 12, 2000
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Bell Microproducts Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
California
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
005-43709 94-3057566
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(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
1941 Ringwood Avenue
San Jose, California 95131-1721
(408) 451-9400
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
Effective January 12, 2000, Bell Microproducts Inc., a California
corporation (the "Company") announced that International Business Machines
Corporation, a New York corporation ("IBM"), had appointed the Company as a
"Technology Group Solutions Partner" and that it and IBM had entered into a
two-year non-exclusive Master Distribution Agreement. Under these arrangements,
the Company will be authorized to distribute certain IBM Technology Group
products, throughout the Americas. Although the Company and IBM anticipate sales
of $2 billion over a four year period, the Company can provide no assurance that
this target will be achieved.
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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.
Bell Microproducts Inc.
By: _________________________________
Remo E. Canessa
Title: Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: January 13, 2000
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