Bowne & Co., Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
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):   January 3, 2006

Bowne & Co., Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-05842 13-2618477
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
345 Hudson Street, New York, New York   10014
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   212-924-5500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 3, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of the Marketing and Business Communications division (MBC) of Vestcom International, Inc. and several of its affiliates. The signing of an asset purchase agreement for this transaction was previously announced in a press release dated December 20, 2005 that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K on December 22, 2005.

The Company issued a press release on January 3, 2006 announcing the completion of the MBC acquisition. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.





Some of the statements contained in Item 1.01 of this report are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contemplated by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the ability of Bowne & Co., Inc. (the "Company") to integrate the operations of MBC into its operations, demand for and acceptance of the Company's services, competition and general economic or market conditions, and other factors that may be referred to in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

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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.

         
    Bowne & Co., Inc.
          
January 9, 2006   By:   Scott L. Spitzer
       
        Name: Scott L. Spitzer
        Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press release, dated January 3, 2006.