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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (D) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 1997 Commission File Numbers (33-61893)
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ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
(Name of Plan)
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ROBBINS & MYERS, INC.
1400 Kettering Tower
Dayton, Ohio 45423
(937) 222-2610
(Name of Issuer of Security, held pursuant to Plan and address of its principal
executive office)
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REQUIRED INFORMATION
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The Robbins & Myers, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (the "Plan") is subject
to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Item 4. In lieu of the requirements of Items 1, 2 and 3 of this Form
11-K, the following financial statements of the Plan, notes thereto, and Report
of Independent Auditors thereon are being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report:
(a) Statement of Assets Available for Plan Benefits - December 31,
1997 and 1996;
(b) Statement of Changes in Assets Available for Plan Benefits -
for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996;
(c) Notes to Financial Statements; and
(d) Schedule of Transactions or Series of Transactions in Excess
of 5 percent of the Current Value of Plan Assets for the year
ended December 31, 1997.
The consent of Independent Auditors to the incorporation by reference
of the foregoing financial statements in Registration statement on Form S-8 (No.
33-61893) pertaining to the Plan is being filed as Exhibit 23.1 to this Report.
SIGNATURES
THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the persons who administer the Robbins & Myers, Inc. Employee Savings
Plan have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. EMPLOYEE
SAVINGS PLAN
By /s/ Stephen R. Ley
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Name: Stephen R. Ley
Title: Member, Corporate Benefits
Committee
Dated: June 26, 1998
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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The following Exhibits are being filed with this Annual Report on Form
11-K:
Exhibit
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(23) CONSENT OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
(99) ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS
99.1 Audited Financial Statement of Robbins & Myers, Inc. Employee
Savings Plan as of and for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996.