UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): May 1, 2012

 

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-16671

 

23-3079390

(State or Other

 

Commission File Number

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Jurisdiction of

 

 

 

Identification

Incorporation or

 

 

 

Number)

Organization)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1300 Morris Drive

 

 

Chesterbrook, PA

 

19087

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 727-7000

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01.               Other Events.

 

On May 1, 2012, AmerisourceBergen Corporation issued a news release announcing that it had completed the acquisition of World Courier Group, Inc. (“World Courier”) for $520 million, subject to customary working capital adjustments.  World Courier is a global specialty transportation and logistics provider for the biopharmaceutical industry. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.               Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

 

99.1  News Release, dated May 1, 2012, of AmerisourceBergen Corporation, regarding the acquisition of World Courier Group, Inc.

 

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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.

 

 

 

AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION

 

 

Date: May 4, 2012

By:

/s/ Tim G. Guttman

 

 

 

 

Name:

Tim G. Guttman

 

Title:

Vice President, Controller and

 

Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

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