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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) March 21, 2001
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APOGENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin 1-11091 22-2849508
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (IRS Employer
incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
48 Congress Street
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (603) 433-6131
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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
In order to comply with recent rule changes by the SEC, specifically Rule 3-10
of Regulation S-X as amended by Financial Reporting Release No. 55 (the
"Release"), Financial Statements and Periodic Reports for Related Issuers and
Guarantors, Apogent Technologies Inc. ("Apogent") has elected to include an
additional footnote in its financial statements as of September 30, 2000,
originally filed in its Form 10-K on December 19, 2000.
Although current circumstances do not warrant the disclosure requirement in the
Release, Apogent has elected to provide this additional information in order to
fulfill future needs as they may arise.
This additional information is provided in note (20), "Condensed Consolidating
Financial Statements", to the company's September 30, 2000 financial statements
filed as Exhibit 99 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
See Exhibit Index following the Signature page of this report, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
APOGENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Date: March 21, 2001 By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Leathe
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Jeffrey C. Leathe
Executive Vice President - Finance,
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
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APOGENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(THE "REGISTRANT")
(COMMISSION FILE NO. 1-11091)
EXHIBIT INDEX
TO
FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT
DATED MARCH 21, 2001
INCORPORATED
EXHIBIT HEREIN BY FILED
NUMBER DESCRIPTION REFERENCE TO HEREWITH
23 Consent of KPMG LLP X
99 Independent auditors' report[s] and X
consolidated balance sheets of Apogent
Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Sybron International
Corporation) and subsidiaries as of
September 30, 1999 and 2000, and the related
consolidated statements of income, shareholders'
equity, and cash flows and related financial
statement schedule for each of the years in the
three-year period ended September 30, 2000