1 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): September 13, 2001 INTERNATIONAL TOTAL SERVICES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Ohio 0-23073 34-1264201 (State or Other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of Identification No.) Incorporation) --------------------------------- Crown Centre 5005 Rockside Road, Suite 1200 Independence, Ohio 44131 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) --------------------------------- 216-642-4522 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 2 Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership On September 13, 2001, a voluntary petition was filed by International Total Services, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, Case # 01-21812 CBD, which case has been assigned to Judge Conrad B. Duberstein. Item 5. Other Events On September 14, 2001, International Total Services, Inc. issued the press release attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits Item 7(c). Exhibits. 99.1 Press release issued by International Total Services, Inc. on September 14, 2001. 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. INTERNATIONAL TOTAL SERVICES, INC. Dated: September 25, 2001 By: /s/ Mark D. Thompson -------------------- Mark D. Thompson President 2