UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 3, 1997* APPLIED POWER INC. ----------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Wisconsin 1-11288 39-0168610 --------- ------- ---------- (State of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Id. No.) 13000 West Silver Spring Drive Butler, Wisconsin 53007 Mailing address: P.O. Box 325, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 ---------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (414) 781-6600 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ______________________ *This Amendment is filed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) (4) of Item 7 of Form 8-K. The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following items, financial statements, exhibits or other portions of its Current Report dated as of October 3, 1997 on Form 8-K (the "10/3/97 8-K") as set forth in the pages attached hereto to furnish the required information: Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) (4) of Item 7 of Form 8-K, Item 7 of the 10/3/97 8-K is hereby amended to file the pro forma financial information required to be filed pursuant to Item 7(b) in connection with the acquisition of Versa Technologies, Inc. ("Versa/Tek") reported in Item 2 of the 10/3/97 8-K. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. APPLIED POWER INC. Date: December 17, 1997 By: /s/ Robert C. Arzbaecher ------------------------ Robert C. Arzbaecher, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits - ------------------------------------------ (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired: The following financial statements of Versa/Tek (Commission File No. 0-5240) are incorporated herein by reference to pages 13 through 25 of Versa/Tek's 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders (such financial statements having been incorporated by reference in Versa/Tek's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 from the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders): Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the years ended March 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1997 and 1996 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended March 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Independent Auditors' Report The following unaudited consolidated financial statements of Versa/Tek are incorporated herein by reference to pages 3 through 7 of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997: Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 1997 Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 Notes to Financial Statements (b) Pro Forma Financial Information: The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of Applied Power Inc. and subsidiaries, reflecting the acquisition of Versa/Tek, are filed herewith: Introduction to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Applied Power Inc. and Versa Technologies, Inc. Applied Power Inc. and Versa Technologies, Inc. Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of August 31, 1997 and the related Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the year then ended (unaudited). Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited). (c) Exhibits: See the Exhibit Index following the Signature page of this Report, which is incorporated herein by reference. 3 APPLIED POWER INC. AND VERSA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. INTRODUCTION TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- Unaudited As described under Item 2 of this report as originally filed on October 20, 1997, Applied Power Inc. (the "Company"), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired by means of a tender offer and follow-up merger all outstanding shares of common stock of Versa Technologies, Inc. ("Versa/Tek") at a price of $24.625 per share in cash. The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and statement of earnings (the "pro forma statements") give effect to the acquisition of Versa/Tek using the purchase method of accounting and are based on the estimates and assumptions set forth in the notes to such pro forma statements. The pro forma statements have been prepared by the Company utilizing the historical financial statements of the Company and of Versa/Tek and accordingly, should be read in conjunction with such historical financial statements of the Company and notes thereto which were contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997 and the audited financial statements and notes thereto of Versa/Tek, incorporated by reference in Item 7(a) of this report. These pro forma statements have been prepared and included herein as required by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and are provided for comparative purposes only. The pro forma statements are not necessarily indicative of the future consolidated financial position and results of operations or those which would have occurred had the acquisition been consummated as of the dates reflected in the pro forma statements. In reviewing the pro forma statements, the reader should consider the following: 1. The historical amounts of Versa/Tek were compiled to conform, as closely as possible, to the fiscal year of the Company. The historical income statement for Versa/Tek covers the twelve month period beginning July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997 and the historical balance sheet is as of June 30, 1997. 2. The following pro forma financial statements do not reflect any adjustments for the various synergies or cost reductions the Company expects to achieve as a result of the acquisition. 4 APPLIED POWER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AND VERSA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET Unaudited AUGUST 31, 1997 (Dollars in Thousands)